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Published 24 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pleasure Flying at IWM Duxford

Official notice

Authority: Imperial War Museum (Central government)

Direct awardConcession
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£4,875,000published award · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 24 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to CIRRUS AVIATION LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Pleasure Flying at IWM Duxford for Dragon Rapides and Tiger Moths, respectively, where visitors can purchase flights on the day.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
60445000 Aircraft operating services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Concession
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
24 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST
Last source update
17 Dec 2025, 14:49 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083935
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552a6 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

They offer pleasure flights in aircraft (Dragon Rapides and Tiger Moths, respectively) from IWM Duxford and have a direct to customer sales structure, where they offer flights to visitors that can be purchased on the day. There is not another company who have the aircraft and sales system that Cirrus (operating as Classic Wings) can offer.

Said award is only exclusive around the sales of pleasure flights on the Dragon Rapides and Tiger Moths. It does not impact on any of the current partner relationships, or preclude IWM working with other providers of warbird aircraft.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Jul 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published314 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 14:49 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 14:25 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    17 Dec 2025, 14:49 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,875,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CIRRUS AVIATION LIMITED1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030£4,875,00024 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Pleasure Flying at IWM Duxford · CIRRUS AVIATION LIMITED

    Signed
    31 Oct 2025
    Value
    £4,875,000
    Period
    1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2030
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Imperial War Museum

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHRL-5691-LLXM Lambeth Road, London, London, SE1 6HZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CIRRUS AVIATION LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03009730GB-PPON: PQDM-9134-QYJY The Aerodrome, Clacton On Sea, East of England, CO15 1AGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender