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Provision of a Resource Augmentation Service for Technical Training

Ministry of Defence

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19 Aug 2026 at 15:17

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence intends to procure a resource augmentation service for technical training. The requirement is for a recruitment agency to supply specialist instructional and administrative personnel to support aeronautical engineering technical training at RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, on a temporary basis. The supplier will provide suitably qualified personnel when required, with work delivered in the United Kingdom and centred on RAF Cosford. This is a services procurement for the supply of personnel, including temporary staff. The requirement is dynamic: the Ministry of Defence expects personnel to be available at short notice when training needs arise. The work therefore combines recruitment, personnel supply and support for defence-focused technical education.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Ministry of Defence has set out an intention to buy, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use an above-threshold open procedure. The planned procurement is a single lot, with a gross estimated value of £13,000,000 (£10,833,333.33 excluding tax). The anticipated contract period is 26 February 2027 to 25 February 2030, with an option to extend to 25 February 2031. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 26 October 2026; this is an indicative date rather than a response deadline. The lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and includes a renewal option.

This will suit recruitment agencies and workforce providers able to source and manage specialist instructional and administrative personnel for aeronautical engineering training. Suppliers should be prepared to identify suitably qualified individuals, maintain an available pool of candidates and provide CVs promptly when requested. The requirement favours organisations with responsive mobilisation processes and the capacity to meet short-notice, changing defence training needs over a sustained period. Experience supplying temporary staff into technical, engineering, education or defence environments is likely to be relevant, particularly where candidates must support specialist aeronautical engineering instruction. SMEs are expressly considered suitable for the lot, so smaller providers with credible technical recruitment capability may wish to prepare ahead of the expected tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Resource Augmentation Service for Technical Training

Notice Description

The Authority has a requirement to place a contract with a recruitment agency for the provision of specialist instructional and administrative personnel to support the delivery of aeronautical engineering technical training at RAF Cosford, as required on a temporary basis. The Authority will require the successful supplier to provide CVs for suitably qualified personnel on request and they must be able to do so at short notice to meet the dynamic nature of defence training. The contract will have a duration of three years with an option to extend by a further 12 months,

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7db
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079105-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,833,333 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
26 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
26 Feb 2027 - 25 Feb 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
WOLVERHAMPTON
Postcode
WV7 3EX
Postcode Area
Wolverhampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG22 Shropshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Shropshire
Electoral Ward
Shifnal Rural
Westminster Constituency
The Wrekin

Further Information

Notice Documents

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