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Ministry of Defence

Provision of Pilot and Aircraft services for the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team

TransportCPV 60424100
Value£1.6m
Deadline16 Nov 2026
Published25 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Contract value in context
£1.6mtotal contract value
median £64k
this tender£0£2.2m

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The brief

Please note this is not a call for competition, this is a Planned Procurement Notice - the PROVISION OF UK BASED LIGHT AIRCRAFT FOR THE DELIVERY OF RAF FALCONS PARACHUTING ACTIVITY The proposed contract commencing 1st March 2027 to 28th February 2030 with seasons/training from 1st Mar to 31st OCT i.

A light aircraft (ac), 1 x full time pilot and associated support enablers to deliver up to 130 flying hours per year to enable RAF Falcons Parachute Activity (FPA), in order to meet the training demand for and delivery of the Parachute Display Seasons. ii.

A Light ac capable of meeting extant Release-to-Service (RTS) requirements for the dispatch of military Freefall (FF) manually deployed parachutes, detailed in the Compendium of Airborne Equipment Release Certificates (CAERC) and confirmed by Trials & Evaluation (T&E) undertaken by the Joint Aerial Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit Parac…

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

A light aircraft (ac), 1 x full

A light aircraft (ac), 1 x full time pilot and associated support enablers to deliver up to 130 flying hours per year to enable RAF Falcons Parachute Activity (FPA), in order to meet the training demand for and delivery of the Parachute Display Seasons.

02

Provision of tender and support vehicles, associated

Provision of tender and support vehicles, associated crash equipment and extinguishing consumables and provision of a suitably qualified and experienced FCC crews.

03

The Contractor will be required to plan

The Contractor will be required to plan and coordinate FCC accordingly.

04

The Contractor will be responsible for determining

The Contractor will be responsible for determining the suitability of all operating a/f and that such facilities allow the appropriate level of crash cover iaw ICAO / DSA02 and DSA03 for light ac.

05

You must not take this Planned Procurement

You must not take this Planned Procurement Notice to mean confirmation that the Authority shall award a contract for this requirement.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
059889-2026
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