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Ground Based Data Replay & Analysis System (GDRAS)

• Ministry of Defence UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-023255

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-064b71 (view related notices)

Published 14 March 2026, 10:32pm

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Scope Contract 1. Ground Based Data Replay & Analysis System (GDRAS) Information about tenders Procedure Supplier Contracting authority

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Description

The requirement is to purchase a baseline Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Ground-based Data Replay and Analysis System (GDRAS ), with up to ten years of support services. This will allow recorded flight data from an array of Navy Command and Joint Aviation Command helicopter types to be processed by 1710 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) at His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP) to facilitate Flight Data Exploitation (FDE) activity

Contract 1. Ground Based Data Replay & Analysis System (GDRAS)

Supplier

• APS Aerospace Corp.

Contract value

• £2,500,000 excluding VAT
• £3,000,000 including VAT Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

14 March 2026

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

14 March 2026

Standstill period

• End: 26 March 2026
• 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

26 March 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

• 26 March 2026 to 31 March 2029
• Possible extension to 31 March 2035
• 9 years, 6 days Description of possible extension:

The contract will include the option to extend by up to six years after the initial end date of 31 March 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 31 March 2035. The contract is set at an initial value of £1,500,000 ex VAT (£1,800,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £2,500,000 ex VAT (£3,000,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.

Main procurement category

Goods

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

The contract will include the option to extend by up to six years after the initial end date of 31 March 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 31 March 2035. The contract is set at an initial value of £1,500,000 ex VAT (£1,800,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £2,500,000 ex VAT (£3,000,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.

CPV classifications

Aviation test software package

Contract locations

• UK - United Kingdom

Information about tenders

• 5 tenders received
• 5 tenders assessed in the final stage:
  • 4 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
• 1 supplier awarded contracts
• 4 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Supplier

APS Aerospace Corp.

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYDJ-9813-QJDZ 1420 Blair Towers Pl. - Suite 800

Ottawa

K1J 9L8

Canada

Email: Michael.krebs@apscorp.ca

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Connected people/organisations:

ACR Group Borrower LLC, 5757 Ravenswood Road, Fort Lauderdale, 33312, United States

Contract 1. Ground Based Data Replay & Analysis System (GDRAS)

Contracting authority

Ministry of Defence

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island

Portsmouth

PO2 8BY

United Kingdom

Email: lee.culshaw100@mod.gov.uk

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

Region: UKJ31 - Portsmouth

Organisation type: Public authority - central government