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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Support and Maintenance of GOTHIC APS and MCPS-UK5

Ministry of Defence · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 00:38.

Opportunity overview

The requirement is for provision of ongoing software licencing, software maintenance and repair services, and will provide support and maintenance for the bespoke software and applications that make up the GOTHIC Aeronautical Production and Mercator Cartographic Productions System (MCPS). 1Spatial will provide a support service billed on a quarterly basis, performing maintenance of the respective systems and its code base. The contractor will be required to undertake ongoing modifications and upgrades to the Gothic APS and MCPS code. On site engineering support may be required on a call-off basis against appropriate day rates, and will include training (development and delivery) and software enhancements if required. The procurement covers a support desk service for logging and managing service requests for assistance with the licensed software and to resolve faults, and is to include support in resolving suspected defects and application support.

Awarded to

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1Spatial Group Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£2.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 04785688
Location
Waterbeach, UKH12, CB25 9PB, 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
715742453
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The GOTHIC Aeronautical Production System (GOTHIC APS) provides No1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit (No 1 AIDU), a unit within the National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence with its primary aeronautical information (AI) maintenance and production software capability. In addition, further support is provided through Mercator Cartographic Production System (MCPS). Both capabilities are currently provided under software support and maintenance contracts with 1 Spatial Group Ltd. No1 AIDU is mandated by the Secretary of State for Defence to provide AI, data and publications to Defence and is critical in providing flight management systems data for all its aircraft platforms and mission planning systems on a legally mandated, worldwide 28-day Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control (AIRAC cycle). In accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5 paragraph 7: the contract concerns the supply of services by 1 Spatial Group Ltd which are intended as an extension to existing services. In the circumstances, (a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. A supplier other than 1 Spatial Group Ltd would not be able to supply software licencing, software maintenance and repair services and support in respect of GOTHIC APS and MCPS. This is due to 1 Spatial Group Ltd’s (i) ownership of intellectual property rights in the source code underpinning GOTHIC APS and MCPS, and (ii) unique experience of GOTHIC APS and MCPS . GOTHIC APS and MCPS comprise bespoke software developed for ongoing compatibility with No 1 AIDU systems to support the AIRAC cycle. A change in supplier would necessitate the development by the new supplier of different bespoke software of a kind which does not currently exist in the market. The transition away from GOTHIC APS and MCPS would result in disproportionate integration and technical difficulties for No 1 AIDU.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ministry of Defence
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Address

Street Address
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC), Defence Intelligence, Greenhill House, Room 13, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Faringdon Road
Locality
Shrivenham
Postal Code
SN6 8LA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
1Spatial Group Limited
Id
GB-COH-04785688

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04785688

Address

Street Address
Unit F7, Stirling House, Cambridge Innovation Park, Denny End Road
Locality
Waterbeach
Postal Code
CB25 9PB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72261000
Description
Software support services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72250000
Description
System and support services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
3,133,676.4
Amount
2,611,397
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04785688
Name
1Spatial Group Limited

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
19 Sept 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
19 Sept 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Optional extensions for a total of 2 additional years, which can be invoked 3 months prior to the expiry date of the respective contract year.

Options

Description
Optional extensions for a total of 2 additional years, which can be invoked 3 months prior to the expiry date of the respective contract year.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
009850-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Feb 2026, 10:58
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
4 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Shrivenham · UKJ14 · SN6 8LA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 001745-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 009850-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·