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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 072294/S 000-2025
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not specified
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

UKPGA UK4: Tender 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: High Wycombe
Region: Buckinghamshire CC
Postal code: HP14 4UE
Country: United Kingdom

Email: air-commercialgroupmailbox@mod.gov.uk

Internet address

I.3) Communication
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Electronically
via

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

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
Lyneham Technical Training Project-UK4
Reference number: ocds-h6vhtk-050aa4

II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
Special regime
DefenceSecurity

II.1.4) Short description
The Lyneham Technical Training Project (LTTP) will deliver engineering and technical training at MOD Lyneham for the following schools:
1. Defence School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (DSEME)
2. No 4 School of Technical Training (4SoTT)
3. 8th Battalion and REME Arms School (RAS)
4. Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering (DSAE)
5. School of Army Aeronautical Engineering (SAAE)
LTTP will deliver the following services:
1. Business Management
2. Legal, Regulatory & Safety (related to training)
3. Support to Learning
4. Learning Design
5. Learning Planning
6. Learning Delivery & Governance
7. Equipment Support (GFX)
8. International Defence & Wider Markets Training
The below information shows the LTTP procurement timeline, which is indicative and could change as the procurement progresses:
COP Live: November 2025 – December 2025
COP Evaluation: December 2025 – January 2026
COP Results: January 2026
ITT Launch: February 2026
ITT Close: February – March 2026
Evaluation period: March – April 2026
Consensus & Moderation: April – May 2026
Negotiation Phase: June 2026
Negotiation phase Evaluation of final tenders: July 2026
Negotiation phase moderation and consensus: July 2026
Preferred Bidder Selected: August 2026
Award Recommendation report: August 2026

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value (including VAT)
204,000,000
Value (excluding VAT)
170,000,000
Currency
GBP

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

II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV code
80531200

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

II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name: Non-Cost
Weighting: 70

Price
Name: Cost
Weighting: 30

II.2.6) Estimated Value
Value (excluding VAT)
170,000,000
Currency
GBP

II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Start
2026-11-01 00:00
End
2030-10-31 23:59
Duration
4 years
Possible extension
2032-10-31 23:59
Extended duration
6 years
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Authority has the right to extend LTTP for option periods. The construct of LTTP is therefore: 4+1+1. The estimated contract value (£170,000,000) is inclusive of these option periods. The estimated value of the 4 years is £115,000,000.

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The LTTP Contract contains option periods, the first with the following dates: 01 November 2030 – 31 October 2031. The second with the following dates: 01 November 2031 – 31 October 2032. The Authority reserves the right to agree lengths of extensions as deemed appropriate by the Authority up to the maximum two year period.

III) Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Additional technical selection criteria
As outlined in the PSQ and PSQ Assessment Methodology documents.

IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure
Information about national procedures is available at
This procurement will be conducted under the competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. This multi-stage procurement process will consist of the following stages:
1. PSQ – Procurement Specific Questionnaire
2. ITT – Initial Tender Stage
3. Negotiation Phase
4. ISFT – Invitation to submit final Tender
Conditions of Participation (COP):
Suppliers will be required to demonstrate that they meet the minimum standard for LTTP and will be assessed on the following areas on a pass/fail basis as outlined in the PSQ and PSQ Assessment Methodology Guidance Documents issued at the same time as this notice. Suppliers who pass the PSQ stage will then be invited to submit tenders at the ITT stage.
• Legal
• Financial
• Technical Capability
Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Negotiation:
The contract will be awarded on the basis of the MAT (Most advantageous Tender), assessed on a combination of quality and cost to achieve best overall Value for Money.
The competitive flexible procedure will include a negotiation phase during which shortlisted suppliers will be invited to refine and clarify their proposal in order to submit their final tender.
The final evaluation and contract award will be based solely on the award criteria and weightings set out in the ITT documentation. Full details of the evaluation methodology and negotiation process will be provided in the ITT documentation to suppliers that satisfy the COP and are shortlisted to the ITT stage.

IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Tender period dates
Enquiry deadline
2025-11-28 23:59
Estimated award decision date
2026-08-30 23:59

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English

Deadline for requests to participate
2025-12-08 12:00

VI) Complementary information
Link to source/bidding documents

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2025-11-10 10:48