Contract award · 20 Jun 2024

VTN - Provision of Spares for the Grob Viking TMk1 Glider

Ministry of Defence awarded “VTN - Provision of Spares for the Grob Viking TMk1 Glider” to Serco Limited for £2.3m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentSouth West

Value £2.3m
WinnerSerco Limited

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£2,300,000
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Parts for aircraft (CPV 34731000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date20 Jun 2024
  2. Published20 Jun 2024Published the same day

Description

The Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) UK Military Flight Training Services (UKMFTS) Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a contract for the supply of Spares to the 52 Viking (Grob G103A) winch launched gliders owned by the 22 Group Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC).

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Other awards in the same procurement

Call-offs and awards published under the same process (for example a framework or dynamic purchasing system).

Date Contract Supplier Value
18 Mar 2025 Serco Group plc £796k

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