Synthetic Environment Service (SES)

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Goods

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£20,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Jul 2024from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The SES will provide, manage, and maintain, SE (geospatial) data and 3D models optimised for M&S usage, promoting interoperability and reuse, with a potential for the service to evolve to cover other types of SE data specifically for M&S in the future (e.g., weather and hydrographic data).

CPV: Training software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned

The Authority is seeking to notify the market of a potential procurement for a Synthetic Environment Service (SES) which will be a key element of the Modelling and Simulation Ecosystem. l which aims to provide Defence wide access to common Modelling & Simulation (M&S) resources , across all its applications, through a Defence Simulation Centre (DSC) to support coherence and enable reuse, interoperability, and Value for Money across the Defence Enterprise.
The SES will provide, manage, and maintain, SE (geospatial) data and 3D models optimised for M&S usage, promoting interoperability and reuse, with a potential for the service to evolve to cover other types of SE data specifically for M&S in the future (e.g., weather and hydrographic data). The system must be able to import and export data in a number of formats including those as listed in Def-Stan 03-50 (Defence M&S Standards Profile) and Def-Stan 00-102 (Policy for Application of Geospatial Information Standards)
Please note a Request for Information (RFI) associated with the potential SES procurement may be released on Defence Sourcing Portal. The Authority encourages industry input to the RFI allowing the development of a robust requirement.
An Industry Day will be held in April 2024. Please email emma.moore112@mod.gov.uk to register your interest. Additional information: Industry Day will be held at Tech UK in April 2024.

Delivery: UK · Not known at present

48931000 Training software package

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Mar 2024, 15:46 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2024, 15:46 GMT
Authority reference: TSSP/139
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-008066
Classification (CPV): Training software package
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044836 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

13 Mar 2024 → 1 Jul 2024 · 2 dates

Notice published
13 Mar 2024, 15:46 GMT
Tender notice expected
1 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, UK, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

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