# Project Whetstone

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Defence](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Published: 2 February 2024
- Planned start: 1 April 2024
- Planned end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 13ef0030-9348-4bcc-abdd-e8f31f8d2047-719765
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b0aea787-4457-49e2-8dfd-474a7cfd3440

## Description

The Ministry of Defence is looking to procure and hire high-fidelity surgical simulation mannequins to aid the training, validation, and sustainment of surgical skills on the Military Operational Surgical Team Training \(MOSTT\) course, at the Army Medical Services Training Centre \(AMS-TC\), Operation SHADER, Maritime Deployed Hospital Group \(MDHG\) and other military requirements, over a period of two years\. Surgical simulation mannequins will be used to replace cadavers for some elements of the MOSTT course\. At other locations this will be a new capability\. A single supplier must deliver the same specification of mannequin across all elements of the training, validation, and sustainment pathway, to provide interoperability across all elements and services\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13ef0030-9348-4bcc-abdd-e8f31f8d2047-719765)