Planning

Viking Gliders Availability Contract

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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Planning

27 Sep 2022 at 07:43

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has planned a procurement process for the Viking Gliders Availability Contract in the United Kingdom. The contract falls under the industry category of Repair, maintenance, and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads, and marine equipment. The contract aims to combine existing contracts for glider support into a single availability contract to provide services for the RAFAC, including cadet flights and scholarships. The total contract value is £50,000,000 with a contract duration of 10 years, starting on April 1, 2025. Interested parties can reach out to susan.connor105@mod.gov.uk to register interest.

This procurement opportunity presents a considerable business growth potential for companies specializing in glider maintenance, aerotow provision, winch provision, and design support services within the defence services industry. Businesses with expertise in providing ground support equipment and runway caravans can also find opportunities in this contract. The Ministry of Defence is the buying organisation for this planned tender, which is currently in the planning stage and is set to start on April 1, 2025. Interested businesses should prepare to provide high-quality glider support services and demonstrate capacity to meet the contract requirements over the 10-year period.

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Notice Title

Viking Gliders Availability Contract

Notice Description

There are currently three contracts in place for the provision of Support for Gliders as follows: * DE&S held Contracts o Glider Post Design Services (DAOS approved organisation) o Glider Spares * Air held Gliders Support Contract covers the provision of - o Glider Maintenance Support (MAOS approved organisation) o Glider Aerotow provision o Glider Winch provision Subject to a successful Life Extension Programme, the requirement is to combine these 3 individual contracts into a single availability contract to gain efficiencies and return better VFM. This will provide the RAFAC with 10,000 Air Cadet flights per year including 200 Scholarships with an aspiration to fly up to 20,000 air cadet flights including 600 scholarships by 2029, requiring 5 serviceable gliders at each of the 9 Viking Glider School (VGS) sites, available each flying day (Sat & Sun) also including 4 x 1-week courses, requiring 6 Gliders at Central Glider School (CGS) (RAF Syerston) each Monday to Friday, along with 3 Gliders for Robson Academy Monday to Friday. In addition, there is a requirement to provide and support Glider Trailers, provision and support of the runway caravans as additional requirements and ground support equipment associated with the operations and maintenance of the platform. In addition, there may also be a requirement to include recovery of 5 gliders from long-term storage per annum over 5 years. This is a requirement for a 10-year contract period for the provision of Gliders Support To register your interest in this please email susan.connor105@mod.gov.uk

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-036ba7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026979-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

42 - Industrial machinery

50 - Repair and maintenance services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

34721000 - Gliders

35820000 - Support equipment

42141410 - Winches

42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

50200000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment

79933000 - Design support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Attn: Connor Susan
Contact Email
susan.connor105@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

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