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Decommission and recommission of Hydra facilities at an alternative Home Office location

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Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:36.

Opportunity overview

Decommission and recommission including system upgrade to maintain system capability of the Hydra facilities at an alternative Home Office location

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Critical Simulations Ltd

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Published award value
£125.5k
Awarded
5 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PVHH-6815-RCGV
Location
London, UKI71, N3 2LT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f2
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This direct award to a single supplier is justified on the grounds of avoiding incompatibility between existing systems and new goods/services, resulting in significant financial costs and time delays, and delivery risks for a critical Authority system. Currently, Critical Simulations Limited (CSL), provides expert technology support to ensure the efficient delivery of immersive Hydra critical incident training for Immigration Enforcement officers at Authority locations. There is a requirement to move some of this existing technology infrastructure to a new Authority location to retain this essential equipment and operational capability. All existing equipment at the original location has been configured and integrated by the existing supplier to ensure it is compatible and suitable as part of the overall Hydra training suite network. Transferring this existing equipment ensures continuity of service, and interoperability with the existing network. This solution also provides a significantly more cost-effective approach than reprocuring all new equipment. Following decommission, site transfer, and upgrades to the existing equipment in the new location to maintain compatibility with the wider network, the new location can continue to be maintained by Critical Simulations Limited as part of the wider network, as a like for like replacement of the original location. This would not be possible should an alternative supplier be appointed for this requirement, and the equipment would cease to form part of Critical Simulations Limited ongoing responsibility for the network.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWGC-6513-PQLZ
Name
Home Office

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PWGC-6513-PQLZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PVHH-6815-RCGV
Name
Critical Simulations Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI71
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
N3 2LT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1st Floor, 314 Regents Park Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PVHH-6815-RCGV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
6 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Decommission and recommission of Hydra facilities at an alternative Home Office location
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34152000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training simulators

Value

Amount
125,536
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
150,643.2

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063038-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
7 Oct 2025, 17:17
Entry 2
Id
067953-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
23 Oct 2025, 16:36

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVHH-6815-RCGV
Name
Critical Simulations Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
5 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
24 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
5 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
3 Nov 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Decommission and recommission of Hydra facilities at an alternative Home Office location
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
5 Nov 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract value is low value

Value

Amount
125,536
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
150,643.2

Period

Ends
24 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
5 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
074406-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
17 Nov 2025, 13:57

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f2-2025-11-17T13:57:44ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·