Department for Transport awards aircraft accident training contract to CRANFIELD UNIVERSIT

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 12:56.

Opportunity overview

Provision of aircraft accident training for employees £24000 Face to Face training

Awarded to

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Cranfield University

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £24k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 5 Oct 2026
Including VAT: £28.8k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PPVQ-8495-XJZZ
Location: Bedford, UKH25, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
contractSignedOpen 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: TISE3158
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Department for Transport
Id: GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Address

Street Address: Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
Locality: London
Postal Code: SW1P 4DR
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI32

Contact

Email: dftc.procurement@dft.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

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

Organisation 2

Name: Cranfield University
Id: GB-PPON-PPVQ-8495-XJZZ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PPVQ-8495-XJZZ

Address

Street Address: College Road
Locality: Bedford
Postal Code: MK43 0AL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH25

Contact

Email: researchtenders@cranfield.ac.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80550000
Description: Safety training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PPVQ-8495-XJZZ
Name: Cranfield University

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 6 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 6 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Apr 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 28,800
Amount: 24,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: A-23772
Document Type: contractSigned
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-23772 ↗
Format: application/pdf

Entry 2

Id: 095107-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095107-2026 ↗
Published: 8 Oct 2026, 11:26
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

095107-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 8 Oct 2026, 11:26

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Department for Transport awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for face-to-face core aircraft accident training to CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY. The contract record states that it was signed on 6 October 2026 and runs to 30 April 2027.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract details notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Process notice type and contract document 095107-2026.
Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is recorded as complete.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 status is active.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095107-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078387
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 12:56
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and contract are recorded for CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY.

Market significance

This is a £24,000 net (£28,800 gross) below-threshold safety-training services contract awarded without competition.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £24,000 net (£28,800 gross) GBP · verified

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Award 1 names Cranfield University as supplier; supplier verification identifies the legal name as CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY (company number RC000151). The contract is linked to award 1.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Process notice type and contract document 095107-2026.

Procurement status

98% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is recorded as complete.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 1 status is active.

Contract status

98% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 status is active.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed on 6 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-06.

Contract period

99% confidence

6 October 2026 to 30 April 2027

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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£24,000

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Contract 1 value.amount is 24000 GBP; the opportunity description also states £24000.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£28,800

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 28800 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

6 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned.

Contract start

99% confidence

6 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate.

Contract end

99% confidence

30 April 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate.

Notice published

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Contract details notice 095107-2026 datePublished.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

97% confidence

Core aircraft accident training for employees, delivered face to face

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Opportunity title and description.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 80550000 — Safety training services

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Award item additional classification.

Delivery geography

96% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address specifies UK.

Lot

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 is related to lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Direct

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Tender procurementMethod is direct.

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Below threshold - without competition

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Tender procurementMethodDetails.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Below threshold

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.

Competition information

97% confidence

No competition was used; bidder numbers and evaluation information were not supplied.

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Published procedure detail states without competition; no bidder or evaluation data is provided.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

98% confidence

Approximately 6 months and 25 days

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Calculated from the stated contract period of 6 October 2026 to 30 April 2027.

Signed-contract evidence

99% confidence

A contract-signed document is listed

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Contract document A-23772 has documentType contractSigned.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

97% confidence

Single-supplier, direct below-threshold purchase for specialist face-to-face safety training.

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One supplier is named on the active award; the procedure is direct and without competition; scope specifies face-to-face training.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

The published £24,000 figure is the net contract value; the gross value is £28,800.

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Contract values specify amount 24000 and amountGross 28800 GBP.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078387
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Department for Transport

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Buyer party in the notice.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists London, SW1P 4DR.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier legal identity

99% confidence

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

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Verified supplier identity: company number RC000151, exact-name match.

Supplier status

99% confidence

Active

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Supplier verification reports verified company status as Active.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

Large organisation

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Supplier party details scale is large.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Bedford, United Kingdom

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Supplier address lists Bedford, MK43 0AL.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated reprocurement timing

80% confidence

Around April 2027 if the requirement continues; this is an end-date estimate, not a procurement forecast.

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The explicit contract end date is 30 April 2027; no renewal or extension terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award-date availability

99% confidence

No separate award date is supplied.

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Award 1 award_date is null; contract signature and start dates are available.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.

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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.

Evaluation transparency

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation criteria, scoring and award rationale.

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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.

Contract terms

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown and extension or renewal provisions.

View supporting evidence

No pricing detail or extension terms are provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No separate award date was published.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
Bidder numbers, evaluation criteria, scores and detailed award rationale were not supplied.
No extension, renewal, pricing-breakdown or performance terms were supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Core Aircraft Accident Training contract?

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY is the verified legal supplier named on award 1.

What is the contract value?

The contract value is £24,000 excluding VAT and £28,800 including VAT.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The contract record states it was signed on 6 October 2026 and lists a contract-signed document.

How was the contract awarded?

It was a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Core Aircraft Accident Training

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Cranfield University

Classification

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Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

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Identifier

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Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

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Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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