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# Contract Award of Flying Lessons Provider for Aerospace Engineering Students

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-of-flying-lessons-provider-for-aerospace-engineering-students-ocds-h6vhtk-0408bb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Swansea University: "Contract Award of Flying Lessons Provider for Aerospace Engineering Students". Published status: complete. Published Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Swansea University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/swansea-university-coh-rc000639)
- **Published Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Flying-school services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL18
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-of-flying-lessons-provider-for-aerospace-engineering-students-ocds-h6vhtk-0408bb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0408bb`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-of-flying-lessons-provider-for-aerospace-engineering-students-ocds-h6vhtk-0408bb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-of-flying-lessons-provider-for-aerospace-engineering-students-ocds-h6vhtk-0408bb#participate

## Description
As part of the modular curriculum for Swansea University’s MEng (Hons) and BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering degrees (both accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), and the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)), Level 4 undergraduates are required to undertake 1 light aircraft flying lesson of 30 minutes, covering ‘basic handling’ of the aircraft and ‘air experience’, as part of their first year of studies.
This amounts to approximately 267 students per academic year, experiencing one lesson each, spread across the 3 academic terms (October to June).
Since no lessons were undertaken during the past academic year, there is a backlog of an additional 267 students also needing lessons during this coming 2023/24 academic year and the first year of this contract.
The Aerospace Engineering department within the University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering has now awarded a suitably qualified, insured and equipped flying centre with the appropriate staff, aircraft, equipment and facilities in place with the capacity to service our requirements and deliver lessons to this number of students.
The contract duration will be for an initial 2 academic years as from October/November 2023, with the option to extend for a 3rd and a 4th year. This is on the basis that student numbers for the 1st academic year shall be near double that of subsequent years, due to the need to clear the 2022/23 backlog (so potentially 2 x 267 students).
The University is unable to provide insurance for the students to undertake these lessons, therefore the awarded instructor and aircraft are fully insured, not only in line with Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulations but also for the University students to fly safely in confidence.  A reliable route of communication is in place due to changes in weather and its impact on flying conditions so booking and administration processes are important in ensuring a high level of efficiency and customer care from the appointed contractor.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** As part of the modular curriculum for Swansea University’s MEng (Hons) and BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering degrees (both accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), and the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)), Level 4 undergradua...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 014581-2024-SU246(23)-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cambrian Flying Club Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-113069`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 014581-2024-SU246(23)-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 30/04/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014581-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-07T15:50:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:07:12.421Z
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