Name: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT) procurement activity
Creator: PublicSupply
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Quick answer — Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT)Last refreshed 05 Feb 2021

At a glance

Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT) has awarded £122.9m across 9 suppliers, with 1 live contract.

Why: Top supplier share 74% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 0% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals

Top-supplier concentration74%

Modifications · 90 d0

SME spend share0%

Pipeline · open now0

Awards · 90 d0

Supplier?Pipeline Top suppliers Categories boughtWatchdog?Modifications FOIA & transparency SME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT) is a contracting authority, based in UKK11. Tracks 11 published notices and 11 awards on PublicSupply.

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Notices published

11

Awards

9

Suppliers engaged

2016

First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

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12 m spend

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YoY change

£2.0m

Median award

Awards (£m)12m moving avg

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

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Pipeline notices

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Open (bidding)

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Live tenders

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Awarded (90d)

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£0

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Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified10 · £122.9m

services1 · £0

Instrument type

contract11 · £122.9m

Source:Contracts Finder: 10Find a Tender: 1

Awarded contracts · 1 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT) is the contracting authority.

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Title	Supplier	CPV	Value	Awarded	Status
Combat Electromagnetic Environmental Simulator (CEESIM) In-Service Support	Inc. (Amherst)	50000000	£1.3m	05 Feb 2021	active
Combat Electromagnetic Environmental Simulator (CEESIM) In-Service Support	Northrop Grumman International Trading	50000000	£1.3m	05 Feb 2021	active
Combat Electromagnetic Environmental Simulator (CEESIM) In-Service Support	Northrop Grumman International Trading, Inc. (Amherst)		—	—	active
Support of the VICON 78 Series 455 Counter Measure Dispensing System (CMDS)	Thales UK Limited	50000000	£3.2m	01 Jul 2020	active
Procurement of additional Emergency Personal Locating Beacons (EPLB) for Texan and P8.	Ferranti Technologies Limited	34928430	£2.0m	05 Aug 2020	active
Litening III (LIII) Air Targeting Pod (ATP) Supply of Spare Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) and Associated Equipment	Ultra Electronics Limited	35641000	£2.5m	03 Dec 2018	active
Continuation of Support for the Ground Imagery Exploitation System (GIES)	Thales UK Limited	35720000	£402k	29 Mar 2018	active
APS/042	DXC Technology	72253000	£18.0m	10 Jan 2018	active
The Purchase of Combat Electromagnetic Environmental Simulator (CEESIM) and Extended Warranty	Northrop Grumman (Amherst) IT	34740000	£2.4m	18 Dec 2017	active
Continuation of Support for the Ground Imagery Exploitation System (GIES)	Thales UK Limited	35720000	£192k	18 Dec 2017	active

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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1

NG

Northrop Grumman International Trading

2 contracts · 05 Jun – 05 Feb

£91.3m

74% of total

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2

DT

DXC Technology

1 contract · 10 Jan

£18.0m

15% of total

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3

TU

Thales UK Limited

3 contracts · 18 Dec – 01 Jul

£3.8m

3% of total

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4

UE

Ultra Electronics Limited

1 contract · 03 Dec

£2.5m

2% of total

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5

NG

Northrop Grumman (Amherst) IT

1 contract · 18 Dec

£2.4m

2% of total

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6

FT

Ferranti Technologies Limited

1 contract · 05 Aug

£2.0m

2% of total

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7

DS

DSTL

1 contract · 01 Apr

£1.5m

1% of total

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8

IN

Inc. (Amherst)

1 contract · 05 Feb

£1.3m

1% of total

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1 other suppliers

long tail · 0 SMEs

£0

0% of total

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Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Repair & maintenance

4 contracts

£95.9m

78%

IT services, software

1 contract

£18.0m

15%

Transport equipment, vehicles

2 contracts

£4.4m

4%

Security, emergency equipment

3 contracts

£3.1m

3%

Laboratory, scientific

1 contract

£1.5m

1%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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IT services, software

Transport equipment, vehicles

Security, emergency equipment

Laboratory, scientific

LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

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Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods

0

Above tolerance

0

Total value

£0

Novations

0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT) has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

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FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

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SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

0%

SME supplier share
target 33%

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SME award rows

0

VCSE award rows

9

Distinct suppliers

⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 0% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.

Buyer	Type	12 m spend	Top-supplier %	SME %	Mods · 90 d
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT)	self	£24.8bn	14%	24%	12 (3)
Peer A	—	£8.2bn	11%	34%	3 (0)
Peer B	—	£3.2bn	18%	31%	4 (0)
Peer C	—	£1.84bn	9%	42%	0

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type: Contracting authority
Region: UKK11
Contact: Sophie Barton
Email: Sophie.Barton108@mod.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

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Accountable officer + board roster

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