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# Viking Gliders Availability Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/viking-gliders-availability-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-036ba7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Viking Gliders Availability Contract". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £50,000,000. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £50,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services, Design support services, Gliders, Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery, Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036ba7`

## 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/viking-gliders-availability-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-036ba7#tl-md)

## Description
There are currently three contracts in place for the provision of Support for Gliders as follows:
• DE&S held Contracts
o Glider Post Design Services (DAOS approved organisation)
o Glider Spares
• Air held Gliders Support Contract covers the provision of -
o Glider Maintenance Support (MAOS approved organisation)
o Glider Aerotow provision
o Glider Winch provision
Subject to a successful Life Extension Programme, the requirement is to combine these 3 individual contracts into a single availability contract to gain efficiencies and return better VFM. This will provide the RAFAC with 10,000 Air Cadet flights per year including 200 Scholarships with an aspiration to fly up to 20,000 air cadet flights including 600 scholarships by 2029, requiring 5 serviceable gliders at each of the 9 Viking Glider School (VGS) sites, available each flying day (Sat & Sun) also including 4 x 1-week courses, requiring 6 Gliders at Central Glider School (CGS) (RAF Syerston) each Monday to Friday, along with 3 Gliders for Robson Academy Monday to Friday. In addition, there is a requirement to provide and support Glider Trailers, provision and support of the runway caravans as additional requirements and ground support equipment associated with the operations and maintenance of the platform.
In addition, there may also be a requirement to include recovery of 5 gliders from long-term storage per annum over 5 years.
This is a requirement for a 10-year contract period for the provision of Gliders Support  
To register your interest in this please email susan.connor105@mod.gov.uk

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026979-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-27T07:43:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:40:24.200Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036ba7