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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

PROVISION OF ADVENTUROUS TRAINING INSTRUCTORS - EUROPE

Ministry of Defence · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:43.

Opportunity overview

Provision 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

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.

Way Beyond

No match
Published award value
£3.7m
Awarded
24 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PZBX-8445-YNPW
Location
Bad Hindelang Allgäu, DE, 87541, Germany

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
713818452
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Army Commercial (the Authority) conducted an Open Competition for the Provision of Adventurous Training Instructors - Europe. One tender was received, which was deemed non-compliant”. Therefore, in the absence of tenders, suitable tenders or applications in response to the competitive process undertaken, the Authority shall enter into negotiations with Way Beyond (Germany) Poststraße 1 87541 Bad Hindelang / Germany, Registered Company Number 09780123. (The intended Contractor) to achieve a compliant bid. This requirement shall be placed in accordance with the UK Procurement Act 2023, section 43 (Switching to direct award), paragraph (1) (a) – (c), pursuant to paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (Direct award justifications).

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ36
Country
GB
Locality
Andover
Postal Code
SP11 8HJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Monxton Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Tom Shields
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PZBX-8445-YNPW
Name
Way Beyond

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
DE
Country
DE
Locality
Bad Hindelang Allgäu
Postal Code
87541
Country Name
Germany
Street Address
Poststraße 1

Control

Description
N/A

Details

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

Identifier

Id
PZBX-8445-YNPW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
25 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
The Provision of Adventurous Training Instructors - Europe
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
DE
Country
DE
Country Name
Germany
Entry 2
Region
DE
Country
DE
Country Name
Germany
Entry 3
Region
DE
Country
DE
Country Name
Germany

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Specialist training services

Value

Amount
3,700,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
4,440,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038551-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
9 Jul 2025, 12:08
Entry 2
Id
059965-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
26 Sept 2025, 09:39

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZBX-8445-YNPW
Name
Way Beyond

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
8 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
7 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts
9 Oct 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
7 Oct 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of Adventurous Training Instructors - Europe
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
8 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not more than £5 million inc VAT

Value

Amount
3,601,287.35
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,601,287.35

Period

Ends
7 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts
8 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-6290
Format
application/octet-stream
Document Type
contractSigned
Entry 2
Id
065646-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
15 Oct 2025, 15:10

Related procurements

Entry 1
Id
unsuccessfulProcess
Scheme
ocid
Identifier
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd7f

Relationship

unsuccessfulProcess

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Andover · UKJ36 · SP11 8HJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055be6-2025-10-15T15:10:13+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·