Pleasure Flying at IWM Duxford

Opportunity overview

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

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.

CIRRUS AVIATION LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £4.9m
Awarded: 23 Jun 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 03009730
Location: Clacton On Sea, UKH34, CO15 1AG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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-0552a6
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: 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.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-PPON-PHRL-5691-LLXM
Name: Imperial War Museum

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKI44
Country: GB
Locality: London
Postal Code: SE1 6HZ
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Lambeth Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id: PHRL-5691-LLXM
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: oclifford@iwm.org.uk

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-03009730
Name: CIRRUS AVIATION LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKH34
Country: GB
Locality: Clacton On Sea
Postal Code: CO15 1AG
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: The Aerodrome

Details

Vcse: No
Scale: sme
Sheltered Workshop: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No

Identifier

Id: 03009730
Scheme: GB-COH

Contact

Email: stuart@classic-wings.co.uk

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Id: PQDM-9134-QYJY
Scheme: GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 24 Jun 2025, 00:00
Title: Pleasure Flying at IWM Duxford
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

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Entry 26

Region: UKJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 27

Region: UKK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 60445000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Aircraft operating services

Value

Amount: 4,875,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 5,850,000

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 034754-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034754-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 24 Jun 2025, 14:14

Entry 2

Id: 034762-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034762-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 24 Jun 2025, 14:25

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-03009730
Name: CIRRUS AVIATION LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 1 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

Contract period

Ends: 30 Nov 2030, 23:59
Starts: 1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends: 3 Jul 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Title: Pleasure Flying at IWM Duxford
Status: active
Award ID: 1
Date Signed: 31 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold: No

Value

Amount: 4,875,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 5,850,000

Period

Ends: 31 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts: 1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 083935-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083935-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: contractNotice
Published: 17 Dec 2025, 14:49

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 6HZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-0552a6-2025-12-17T14:49:30ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender · 17 Dec 2025, 14:49