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Air Warfare Education and Training (AWE&T) Capability

Ministry of Defence

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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14 Aug 2026 at 16:00

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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14 Aug 2026 at 10:16

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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12 Aug 2026 at 16:23

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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09 Apr 2026 at 16:57

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence procured Air Warfare Education and Training capability for the Ukrainian Air Force, delivered on behalf of the UK Authority. The requirement covers Air Tactics and Planning courses, including training-objective development and delivery, together with Electronic Warfare Training. The service supports the development and delivery of the AWE&T capability from the UK to Ukraine and includes use of a bespoke hardware- and software-based mission-planning tool. The work is technical training services, classified under CPV 80531200. The buying organisation is the Ministry of Defence, a UK central government authority based in High Wycombe. The selected supplier is Inzpire Limited, based in Lincoln, which provides the specialist training capability and associated mission-planning expertise.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award to Inzpire Limited under the Procurement Act 2023, using the single-supplier technical grounds route. The award date was 12 August 2026. The awarded value is £502,440 excluding VAT, or £602,928 including VAT. The award covers one lot and the contract period runs from 26 August 2026 to 25 August 2027. A single 12-month option period is included. The requirement was evaluated on the basis that Inzpire owns the intellectual property in the mission-planning tool and is the only supplier considered capable of providing the required specialist instructors, established knowledge base and technical capability. The arrangement was estimated at £1 million per year including VAT before award.

This award identifies a specialist defence-training requirement involving air tactics, operational planning and electronic warfare instruction for the Ukrainian Air Force. A credible future competitor would need qualified personnel with high-level subject-matter expertise in air warfare education, tactical planning and electronic warfare, together with the capacity to develop and deliver structured training. Experience supporting military users and working within UK-to-Ukraine capability development would be relevant. The incumbent’s position was strengthened by its ownership of the bespoke mission-planning tool, so alternative suppliers would need either equivalent proprietary technology or a demonstrably workable technical alternative. They would also need an established knowledge base and sufficient specialist instructors to sustain approximately 20 weeks of training each year without undermining other operational or training commitments.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Air Warfare Education and Training (AWE&T) Capability

Notice Description

Classification - OS Type - Direct Award The Contractor will be required to deliver Air Warfare Education and Training (AWE&T) capability for the Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF) on behalf of the Authority, as follows: Air Tactics and Planning Course - Training Objectives, Development and Delivery The contract will facilitate the delivery of approximately 20 weeks of training per year. CPV - 80531200 - Technical Training Services

Procurement Information

The Air Commercial Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) intends to award a one year plus one option year contract with an estimated value of PS1m p.a. (inc VAT)] to Inzpire Limited for delivery of Air Tactics and Planning courses and Electronic Warfare Training as part of the Air Warfare and Education and Training capability (AWE&T). Historically, the AWE&T capability (incorporating the Air Tactics and Planning courses) was delivered as an in-house solution by RAF Qualified Weapons Instructors (QWIs), with input from supporting staff. These instructors were and are in short supply and are a limiting factor on Front Line squadrons, rendering delivery of the course unsustainable without significant impact to UK training and operational delivery. As a result, the training requirement has been delivered since 2021 using contracted SQEP through Inzpire Limited. The UK has provided Gift in Kind (GiK) of a bespoke hardware and software based mission planning tool to the UkrAF for which Inzpire Limited own the intellectual property rights. Inzpire are also the sole possessors of the high level skill set of SQEP instructors and the established knowledge base required for delivery of the tactical and planning training objectives associated with the AWE&T. Taken together, this tool and the tactical planning SQEP is essential to future capability development of AWE&T through the UK to Ukraine and is included as a key component within the AWE&T course delivery framework. The subject requirement will be delivered under the terms of a new contract, to be directly awarded under the PA23 to Inzpire Limited in accordance with Section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraph 6 (Single Suppliers / Technical Grounds) of the PA 2023, for technical reasons owing to Inzpire Limited's proprietary ownership of the mission planning tool. Inzpire Limited is the only supplier capable of meeting the MoD's requirement due to their unique SQEP and established knowledge base and there are no reasonable alternatives.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067f75
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077821-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80531200 - Technical training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£502,440 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 25 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Defence
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HIGH WYCOMBE
Postcode
HP14 4UE
Postcode Area
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Ridgeway East
Westminster Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Inzpire Limited

Further Information

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