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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 068869/S 000-2025
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not specified
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

UKPGA UK2: Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
National registration number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Postal address: RAF High Wycombe
Town: Naphill
Region: Buckinghamshire CC
Postal code: HP14 4UE
Country: United Kingdom

Contact Person: Garry Chubb
Email: garry.chubb101@mod.gov.uk

Internet address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Public authority – central government

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
UK2 – Preliminary Market Engagement – The Provision of Engineering Aerospace Commissioning Scheme (EPACS)
Reference number: 715090450

II.1.3) Type of contract
Services

II.1.4) Short description
1. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) requires Higher Education Institution (HEI) providers to collaborate with the Authority to validate a degree programme which complies with regulations set by the relevant government authorities (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in the UK, The Office for Students in England, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales in Wales, and the Scottish Funding Council in Scotland). Course validation must be in place to allow qualifications to be awarded to students on completion of their courses.
The programme of study should be designed to make it suitable for accreditation by an appropriate professional institution. The Supplier and Authority will collaborate over the duration of the contract with the aim of achieving professional accreditation within the contract period. The intent is to enable completing students to apply for professional registration as Incorporated Engineers with the Engineering Council.
The role of the DCTT is to train and educate Aeronautical Engineering (AE) to meet the Defence requirement.

II.1.5) Estimated Total Value
Value (including VAT)
960,000
Value (excluding VAT)
800,000
Currency
GBP

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Contract/Lot No
1

II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV codes
80430000
80570000

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UK – United Kingdom

II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Start
2026-04-01 00:00
End
2032-03-31 23:59
Duration
6 years
Possible extension
2034-03-31 23:59
Extended duration
8 years
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2025-12-08 23:59

VI) Complementary information
Link to source/bidding documents

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2025-10-28 11:16

VI.6) Engagement information
Engagement deadline
2025-11-21 23:59
Engagement process description
Further instructions are included in the uploaded docuement – 20251024_715090450_EPACS_PREM.
For inflormation purposes a draft Statement of Requirement (SoR) – 20250805-715090450_Draft_SoR_EPACS has also been uploaded.
The closing date and time for resposne to this RFI is 21 November 2025 at 09:00hrs.