# TRANSPARENCY NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD: HIGH G TRAINING AND TEST CAPABILITY

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by MINISTRY OF DEFENCE.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [MINISTRY OF DEFENCE](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [THALES UK Limited](/contract-winners/thales-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £44,000,000
- Tender value: £44,000,000
- Award date: 11 February 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 11 February 2016
- Contract end: 30 September 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 77c3ca19-df22-4a44-bf63-477501f8ce32-91718
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7869e315-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Aircraft or spacecraft equipment, trainers, simulators and associated parts\. This contract is for the manufacture, delivery, maintenance, operation and management of a High G Human Centrifuge facility located at RAF Cranwell, England and shall include delivery of both a building and centrifuge equipment\. This High G Facility will deliver a capability to train Fast Jet \(FJ\) aircrew to cope with both the levels and rapid changes in G experienced during training and operations and provide a capability for equipment and medical testing\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77c3ca19-df22-4a44-bf63-477501f8ce32-91718)