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Provision of Post Design Services to the Viking Glider

Ministry of Defence · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:23.

Opportunity overview

United Kingdom Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) has a requirement to contract with an organisation(s) to cover the provision of post design services, supply of aircraft modification sets, the preparation and supply of amendments to technical publications and other documents relating to the Viking TMk1 (Grob G103A Twin II Acro) Glider Aircraft.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

AtkinsRéalis

Match pending…
Contract value
£23m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Mar 2025
Award ID
012825-2025-711987453-1
Status
active
Location
Bristol, BS32 4RZ, United Kingdom

AtkinsRealis UK Limited

Match processing…
Contract value
£4.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Jun 2024
Award ID
019072-2024-711987453-1
Status
active
Location
Almondsbury, Bristol, UK, BS32 4RZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV50210000 — Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment
  • TED_SERVICE_CATEGORY_DEFENCE1 — Maintenance and repair services
  • CPV50200000 — Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment

Lots

  • United Kingdom Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) has a requirement to contract with an organisation(s) to cover the provision of Post Design Services, supply of aircraft modification sets, the preparation and supply of amendments to technical publications and other documents relating to the Viking TMk1 (Grob G103A Twin II Acro) Glider Aircraft. Additional information: The Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) UK Military Flight Training Services (UKMFTS) Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a follow-on three-year contract to AtkinsRealis Ltd for the supply of Post Design Services to the 52 Viking (Grob G103A) winch launched gliders owned by the 22 Group Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC).Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-047191
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
Why this procedure was chosen
In accordance with regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). DE&S advertised this requirement for competition but due to the lack of interest in the market will proceed with a direct placement of the follow-on requirement. This contract will include 2 option years which can be invoked at any point. The original competitive notice was issued on 17 April 2024 and only the incumbent (AtkinsRealis Ltd) submitted a DPQQ. Due to the failed competition, it is considered that this contract can be awarded as Single Source under Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of the DSPCR 2011 due to the absence of tenders and Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) due to technical reasons as competition has demonstrated only one supplier can meet the requirement. This notice is being published for transparency purposes.

Legal basis

Id
32009L0081
Scheme
CELEX

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Lowest price
Type
price

Classification

Id
50210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
1
Scheme
TED_SERVICE_CATEGORY_DEFENCE
Description
Maintenance and repair services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_PROC_NEGOTIATED_PRIOR_CALL_COMPETITION
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
Entry 2
Id
D_MANUF_FOR_RESEARCH
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
Yes
Description
United Kingdom Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) has a requirement to contract with an organisation(s) to cover the provision of Post Design Services, supply of aircraft modification sets, the preparation and supply of amendments to technical publications and other documents relating to the Viking TMk1 (Grob G103A Twin II Acro) Glider Aircraft. Additional information: The Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) UK Military Flight Training Services (UKMFTS) Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a follow-on three-year contract to AtkinsRealis Ltd for the supply of Post Design Services to the 52 Viking (Grob G103A) winch launched gliders owned by the 22 Group Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC).

Options

Description
There will be up to 2 option years following on from an initial 3 year contract.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Lowest price
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Bristol

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
Item 2
Id
0

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-116645
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
UKMFTS, MOD Abbey Wood

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
02
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Defence

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Name
Susan Connor
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-116646
Name
AtkinsRealis UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Almondsbury, Bristol
Postal Code
BS32 4RZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Hub, 500 Aztec West,

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
AtkinsRealis UK Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-116642
Name
Defence Equipment and Support

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Abbey Wood

Identifier

Legal Name
Defence Equipment and Support
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-116647
Name
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Abbey Wood

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-142770
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
02
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Defence

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Name
Attn: Connor Susan
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-142804
Name
AtkinsRéalis

Roles

supplier

Address

Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS32 4RZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Hub, 500 Aztec West,

Identifier

Legal Name
AtkinsRéalis

Award information

Award 1
Id
019072-2024-711987453-1
Title
Provision of Post Design Services to the Viking Glider
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-116646
Name
AtkinsRealis UK Limited

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
012825-2025-711987453-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
No

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-142804
Name
AtkinsRéalis

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
019072-2024-711987453-1
Title
Provision of Post Design Services to the Viking Glider
Status
active
Award ID
019072-2024-711987453-1
Date Signed
20 Jun 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
4,300,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
012825-2025-711987453-1
Status
active
Award ID
012825-2025-711987453-1
Date Signed
18 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
22,966,405
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
1,825

Related procurements

Entry 1
Id
1
Scheme
ocid
Identifier
ocds-h6vhtk-045305

Relationship

tender

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-047191-2025-04-03T14:09:22+01:00compiled ·