Official UK procurement notice
UK5 - Transparency Notice - SES1A/302 Hawk TMk1 Synthetic Training Facility (HSTF)
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a Hawk TMk1 Synthetic Training Facility (HSTF) at RAF Valley for a four year period.
CPV: Flight simulators · Specialist training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Mar 2026, 19:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Authority reference
SES1A/302- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026369- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066fb6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
It is the MoD’s intention to place a Contract with BAES to mitigate the risk of discontinuity of service from 1st April 2026. The estimated duration and value is four years with an approximate value of £6.4M (ex VAT).
It is considered that this contract can be placed under Section 41 (Direct Award), in accordance with Schedule 5, Para 6 of the Procurement Act 2023 due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. This is because BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd (BAES) is the only company to have access to the Hawk TMk1 aircraft data packs and other technical information that is necessary to supply the Authority with an accurate replica of the Hawk T Mk1 aircraft for the use of synthetic training for all RAF user groups. UK RAF require the use of high-fidelity synthetic training devices to ensure suitably trained staff for safe, effective and efficient operational delivery Without access to the data packs and other technical information no other contractor would be able to fulfil this requirement, therefore BAES are the only contractor that can fulfil this requirement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Mar 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published222 days ago19 Mar 2026, 19:00 GMT
- Next notice expected221 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published219 days ago23 Mar 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Pipeline notice published19 Mar 2026, 19:00 GMTUK1
- Transparency notice published23 Mar 2026, 15:24 GMTUK5
- Status changed to complete23 Mar 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bae Systems (Operations) LimitedSES1A/302 Hawk TMk1 Synthetic Training Facility (HSTF)1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £6,400,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BAE Systems (Operations) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender