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ClosedStage · contract

Ministry of Defence, C&C

GB-Salisbury: ACT/4647 Provision of Air Experience Flights at MOD Boscombe Down

EducationCPV 80000000 80400000 80410000
Value£113k
Deadline27 Feb 2019
Published16 Jan 2019
RegionSouth West
Contract value in context
£113ktotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

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The brief

Flying-school services.

The Royal Air Force Handling Squadron Boscombe Down is now looking to commission specialist air experience flights (AEF) to maintain the airmanship skills and air-mindedness of squadron personnel, thereby contributing directly to Handling Squadron's mission of providing advice to service aircrew on aircraft handling and emergency procedures in order to improve operational flight safety and effectiveness.

The contract is to run for three years, with options for a further two years.

Delivery should comprise of the following elements and the successful tender would need to satisfy the following criteria: The supplier must be a Civil Aviation Authority Approved Training Organization (ATO).

The supplier will be required to provide air experience in a safe and proven light training aircraft consisting of, up to 22 hours dual instruct…

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Delivery should comprise of the following elements

Delivery should comprise of the following elements and the successful tender would need to satisfy the following criteria:.

02

The supplier must be a Civil Aviation

The supplier must be a Civil Aviation Authority Approved Training Organization (ATO).

03

The supplier will be required to provide

The supplier will be required to provide air experience in a safe and proven light training aircraft consisting of, up to 22 hours dual instruction, up to 45 hours solo hire of aircraft to be flown by appropriately licensed Handling Squadron personnel.

04

The ATO is to provide a fully

The ATO is to provide a fully licensed flying instructor to Private Pilots License training standard and in accordance with all operating procedures for the particular aircraft type in addition to specific requirements of Handling Squadron.

05

The AEF must be conducted from

The AEF must be conducted from a suitable Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) / European Aviation Safely Agency (EASA) licensed airfield within 30-45 minutes travelling time from MOD Boscombe Down.

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Source & provenance
OCID
524134b6-2671-4a7b-8150-4bfad8e0ef88
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
BIP70313800
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