Civil Aviation Authority Oversight for UKMFTS and Additional Platforms

CPV: Safety consultancy services

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

Standard

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

10 Jun 2026, 11:02 BST

Last source update

18 Jun 2026, 07:08 BST

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-057354

Latest notice

Transparency notice (UK5)

Classification (CPV)

Safety consultancy services

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-06b18e Find a Tender

Why no open competition

Single Suppliers Technical Reasons

Published justification

The Contracting Authority intends to rely on the Single Supplier direct award justification, as set out in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Act, to award a public contract directly to the CAA, a supplier that is not an excluded supplier.

The CAA is uniquely positioned and mandated to provide the required civil oversight for military registered aircraft derived from civil type designs. Key technical justification points for this contract include:

• Regulatory Requirement:

Under MAA RA 1165, civil derived aircraft operating on the Military Register must be subject to oversight by the CAA. No other body is authorised to provide this specific oversight.

• Assurance of Type Airworthiness:

The UKMFTS Training Aircraft Chief Engineer – Type Airworthiness Authority (TA CE(TAA)) relies on direct evidence from the CAA to assure Type Airworthiness. Without this, the aircraft cannot legally or safely remain in service.

• Platform Integrity Requirements:

Under MAA RA 5726, the CAA is identified as a key stakeholder in maintaining Platform Integrity. Their participation in organisational and management processes is mandatory.

• Use of Civil Spares Pools & Re Registration:

Continued CAA oversight enables access to the civil spares pool and maintains the ability to transition platforms back to the Civil Aircraft Register.

Accordingly, due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, the CAA is considered as the only supplier that can provide the services and there are no reasonable alternatives to those services as required by the Authority.

Submission deadline

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• CAA International LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPRZ-8593-DMWZ Aviation House, Beehive Ring Road,, Crawley, South East, RH6 0YRContact emailShow contact details