Official UK procurement notice
PROVISION OF ADVENTUROUS TRAINING INSTRUCTORS - EUROPE
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of civilian contracted instructors to deliver directed Adventurous Training (AT) activities, mainly in the Allgäu and Harz Mountain regions of Germany, but also occasionally in other European countries. The primary User of this contract is the Joint Service Mountain Training Wing (Bavaria) (JSMTW(Bav)), which is a sub-unit of the Joint Service Mountain Training Centre (JSMTC). JSMTC is a Unit within the Army Adventurous Training Group (AATG).
Activities include:
- Paragliding Courses
(i) Elementary and Club Pilot (CP)
(ii) Paragliding Club Coach (PCC) and Paragliding Pilot Training (PGT)
(iii) Paragliding Club Pilot (PCP)
- Summer Moutaineering Courses
(i) Foundation and Leader courses
- Rock Climbing Courses
(i) All Rock Climbing Courses as detailed in JSP 419
- Alpine Mountaineering
(i) All Alpine Courses as detailed in JSP 419
- Winter Climbing Courses
(i) All Winter Climbing Courses
- Kayasking Canoeing Courses
(i) Foundation
(ii) K3N or O3N
- Skiing Courses
(i) Foundation 1 and 2 Courses
(ii) Foundation 3, Ski Leader 2 & 3, ALPSKI and
SMT/SMI Instructor Courses
(iii) Ski Leader 1 Courses
(iv) Adaptive Courses
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2029, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: The extant contract expires 07 July 2025. It is imperative that the re-let is awarded to provide continuity to the armed forces. Without the training in place the mandated Army Adventurous Training (AT) delivery levels will not be achieved. This directly affects the ‘offer’ that the Army is delivering to soldiers. A loss of AT Capability will affect soldiers morale, and indirectly affect Army recruitment and retention.
CPV: Specialist training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
5 yrs from 8 Jul 2025, This contract is classified as a Defence and Security Contract under Section 7 of the Procurement Act 23, specifically 7 (e) in accordance with the description of wholly military purpose including (b) the training of military personnel.
Published description of the framework
The Framework will utlilise a rate card and booked activities in accordance with those set out within the Schedule of Requirements.The evaluation of the price will be based on maximum number of hours allocated to the contract multiplied by the rates for each individual activity.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1No awardPublished value£1,800,000
- Technical & professional ability
British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) Alpine Level 2 or 3 or International equivalent.
IFMGA Mountain Guide.
British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) Nordic Level 2 or international equivalent.
British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) Nordic Level 2 + Level 3
Mountain Safety Module or international equivalent.
Training Director – BASI Alpine Level 3 or international equivalent.
Paragliding (Award description in App1)
Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (MCI) or UIAA recognised equivalent.
British Canoeing (BC) Sheltered water Canoe Coach
British Canoeing (BC) Kayak Coach or internationally recognised equivalent.
British Canoeing (BC) WW Kayak Coach
British Canoeing (BC) WW Canoe Coach & British Canoeing (BC) Open Water
Canoe Coach or internationally recognised equivalent.
International Mountain Leader, MCI or UIAA recognised equivalent.
IFMGA Mountain Guide
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Technical critera: Consisting of 5 seperate criteria seen within the Tender which is accessible via the Defence Sourcing Portal: https://contracts.mod.uk/go/265070030196011D6FC1
- Social value: Consisting of 3 seperate cirtieria within the Tender which is accessible via the Defence Sourcing Portal: https://contracts.mod.uk/go/265070030196011D6FC1
- Cost: Total value of the tender in accordance with estimated throughput accross the 5 years of the contract.
- Technical & professional ability
British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) Alpine Level 2 or 3 or International equivalent.
IFMGA Mountain Guide.
British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) Nordic Level 2 or international equivalent.
British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) Nordic Level 2 + Level 3
Mountain Safety Module or international equivalent.
Training Director – BASI Alpine Level 3 or international equivalent.
Paragliding (Award description in App1)
Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (MCI) or UIAA recognised equivalent.
British Canoeing (BC) Sheltered water Canoe Coach
British Canoeing (BC) Kayak Coach or internationally recognised equivalent.
British Canoeing (BC) WW Kayak Coach
British Canoeing (BC) WW Canoe Coach & British Canoeing (BC) Open Water
Canoe Coach or internationally recognised equivalent.
International Mountain Leader, MCI or UIAA recognised equivalent.
IFMGA Mountain Guide
- “PROVISION OF ADVENTUROUS TRAINING INSTRUCTORS - EUROPE” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jun 2029
- First published
- 4 Apr 2025, 15:07 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2025, 12:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
713818452- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013151- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd7fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please submit your tender on the Defence Sourcing Portal: contracts.mod.uk/go/265070030196011D6FC1 ↗
Timeline
4 Apr 2025 → 9 Jul 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published4 Apr 2025, 15:07 BST
- Clarification questions by24 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts8 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published9 Jul 2025, 12:08 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Apr 2025- Tender notice published4 Apr 2025, 15:07 BSTUK4
- Transparency notice published9 Jul 2025, 12:08 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Adventurous Training Instructors ITT
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender