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Published 20 Jun 2024, 14:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of spares for the Grob Viking TMk1

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsNegotiated with publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF16)

Awarded value£3,096,1992 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Mar 2025

Awarded to Serco Group plc, Serco Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of spares including, type specific aircraft parts, general aircraft

spares, launch consumables, and other consumables for use on and

associated with the Grob Viking TMk1 glider aircraft, to be delivered to

RAF Syerston.

CPV: Parts for aircraft · Purchase

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) UK Military Flight Training Services (UKMFTS)…

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).

Delivery: UK

Extensions: There will be 2 one year options following on from an initial 3 year contract.

34731000 Parts for aircraft

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lowest price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Jun 2024, 14:48 BST
Last source update: 3 Apr 2025, 11:56 BST
Authority reference: 711981451
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-012770
Classification (CPV): Parts for aircraftPurchase
Delivery area: UKEast Midlands (UKF16)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04718d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: 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 follow-on three-year contract to Serco Ltd 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).
In accordance with regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450).
DE&S advertised this requirement for competition but due to the lack of interest in the market will proceed with a direct placement of the follow-on requirement. This contract will include 2 option years which can be invoked at any point. The original competitive notice was issued on 17 April 2024 and only the incumbent (Serco Ltd) submitted a DPQQ. Due to the failed competition, it is considered that this contract can be awarded as Single Source under Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of the DSPCR 2011 due to the absence of tenders and Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) due to technical reasons as competition has demonstrated only one supplier can meet the requirement. This notice is being published for transparency purposes.

Related procedures1

Tender notice Viking Gliders Support Contract

Publisher note: This VTN is being published prior to the letting of the contract

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2025

Procurement method changed
3 Apr 2025, 11:56 BST
Buyer details updated
3 Apr 2025, 11:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £3,096,1992 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 18 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Serco Group plc	£796,199 †	—	Awarded
Serco LimitedProvision of Spares to the Grob Viking Glider TMk1Subcontracting: declared	£2,300,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 012770-2025-711981451-1 · Serco Group plc
Signed
18 Mar 2025
Value
£796,199
Status
active
Provision of Spares to the Grob Viking Glider TMk1 · Serco Limited
Signed
20 Jun 2024
Value
£2,300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence MOD Abbey Wood,, Bristol, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Defence Equipment and SupportMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Serco Group plcAwarded supplier 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, RG27 9UY
Serco LtdAwarded supplier Hook, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.