Official UK procurement notice
Safety Investigation and Assurance Training Pipeline Notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£2,100,000≈ £420k / year · £2,100,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Nov 2025awarded 2 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to Cranfield University
Contract term 5 yrsends 25 Jan 2031 · starts 26 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSafety Investigation and Assurance Training for Defence Safety Authority
- How the procedure runs: PSQ to be published in conjuction with the tender notice. Suppliers who complete and successfully pass the PSQ will be invited to tender. Deadline for PSQ is 14th November 2025 with the ITT to be published on 24th November 2025. The estimated tender return date is 19th December 2025.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre-market engagement is being conducted with PSQ submissions
CPV: Training and simulation in aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,100,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Completion and passing of the PSQ
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).
How bids were scored
- See attached ITT for award criteria details
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Completion and passing of the PSQ
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 17:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
715688453- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066580- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cd00Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payments must be conducted through CP&F
- How it runs
PSQ to be published in conjuction with the tender notice. Suppliers who complete and successfully pass the PSQ will be invited to tender. Deadline for PSQ is 14th November 2025 with the ITT to be published on 24th November 2025. The estimated tender return date is 19th December 2025.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗ Link to opportunity listing and PQQ
Timeline
15 Oct 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published375 days ago15 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST
- Tender notice published370 days ago20 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline345 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Next notice expected342 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by286 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts273 days ago26 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent266 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published265 days ago2 Feb 2026, 17:35 GMT
- Standstill ends256 days ago11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2025- Pipeline notice published15 Oct 2025, 10:12 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published20 Oct 2025, 10:00 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active20 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
- Contract award notice published2 Feb 2026, 17:35 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Feb 2026, 17:35 GMT
- Contract signature expected13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,100,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranfield UniversitySafety Investigation and Assurance Training13 Feb 2026 – 12 Feb 2031 · up to 12 Feb 2036Extensions: 5 One Year Options · Options: 5 One Year Options | £2,100,000 | 2 Feb 2026standstill to 11 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cranfield UniversityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: ITT to follow PSQ
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender