Notice Information
Notice Title
Pleasure Flying at IWM Duxford
Notice Description
Pleasure Flying at IWM Duxford for Dragon Rapides and Tiger Moths, respectively, where visitors can purchase flights on the day.
Procurement Information
They offer pleasure flights in aircraft (Dragon Rapides and Tiger Moths, respectively) from IWM Duxford and have a direct to customer sales structure, where they offer flights to visitors that can be purchased on the day. There is not another company who have the aircraft and sales system that Cirrus (operating as Classic Wings) can offer. Said award is only exclusive around the sales of pleasure flights on the Dragon Rapides and Tiger Moths. It does not impact on any of the current partner relationships, or preclude IWM working with other providers of warbird aircraft.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0552a6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083935-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60445000 - Aircraft operating services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £4,875,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £4,875,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- oclifford@iwm.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 6HZ
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- St George's
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083935-2025
17th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034762-2025
24th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034754-2025
24th June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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