Ministry of Defence · Awarded contract

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Provision of Maritime Command and Staff Trainer (MCAST) System to UK Ministry of Defence

Awarded 30 Jul 2025

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Awarded30 Jul 2025

Value£34,000,000.00

SupplierQinetiQ LTD

AgencyMinistry of Defence

RegionSouth East

CategoryDefense & Aerospace

Expires in 3y 9mo5y term, 25% elapsed

Awarded 30 July 2025Expires 29 July 2030

About

The Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to QinetiQ LTD for the Maritime Command and Staff Trainer (MCAST) system, which provides a virtual environment for Maritime Battlestaffs (MBS) Tier 1, 2, and 2+ training and assurance exercises.

The system also interfaces with MBS participation in Tier 3 exercises run by other organisations, with potential to stretch to Tier 4 exercises, and may support specific Tier 1 training for the MBS or sub-teams.

MCAST is designed to link to wider Defence synthetic training environments, complying with Defence Modelling and Simulation Coherence (DMaSC) principles as defined in JSP 939 to enhance coherence, interoperability, and integration.

Links to NATO, other international partners, and potentially component-level organisations are expected.

The initial 5-year contract period is valued at £24,817,763.88, with costed options including two +1 year options bringing the overall contract value to £34,000,000.00.

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