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Bridge Navigation Training Simulators Hosting Lease

Ministry of Defence · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:26.

Opportunity overview

The Future Maritime Synthetic Navigation Capability (FMSNC) project under Selborne Contract (Fleet 00603) Task TO13b placed two (2) Training Simulators at Portsdown Technology Park (PTP) which is a non-MOD site. Whilst the original PTP Lease was included in Selborne TO13b which expires March 2026, the extension of the lease is not. A new hosting arrangement/ lease is required to be sourced for 01 April 2026 to 31 December 2027 directly with Metaverse, for the continuation of use of the Simulators.

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.

Metaverse VR

Matched by number
Published award value
£600k
Awarded
10 Nov 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 13684068
Location
Portsmouth, UKJ31, PO6 3RU, 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
715719458
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
It is considered that only this supplier can deliver the requirements, due to technical reasons. This is because the equipment is based at premises leased by the supplier. There is a separate contract with the supplier for the maintenance of the equipment where they provide specific Royal Navy SME input which is critical for ensuring the fidelity of the ships models and for the geographical areas in which specific navigation landmarks are used by military vessels to enter and exit numerous Naval bases, therefore no other supplier can provide this service and the equipment has to stay located with the supplier for this purpose. Moving the equipment to a MOD-owned premises, or a different supplier premises, would incur a significant cost and impact on the supplier’s ability to carry out the maintenance contract where they are the SME.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

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-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO2 8BY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
NCHQ, Whale Island

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-13684068
Name
Metaverse VR

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO6 3RU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3.05, Innovation And Collaboration Hub, Portsdown Technology Park, North Hill

Details

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

Identifier

Id
13684068
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
10 Nov 2025, 00:00
Title
Bridge Navigation Training Simulators Hosting Lease
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
63121100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Storage services

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
720,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072320-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Nov 2025, 11:24
Entry 2
Id
072794-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
11 Nov 2025, 13:31

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-13684068
Name
Metaverse VR

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
20 Nov 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
2 Dec 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Under threshold not required.

Value

Amount
393,750.12
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
472,500.14

Period

Ends
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084436-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
18 Dec 2025, 14:12

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portsmouth · UKJ31 · PO2 8BY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05dd76-2025-12-18T14:12:23ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·