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UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement - The Provision of Engineering Aerospace Commissioning Scheme (EPACS)

  • First published: 29 October 2025
  • Last modified: 29 October 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-05d503
Published by:
Ministry of Defence
Authority ID:
AA76012
Publication date:
29 October 2025
Deadline date:
21 November 2025
Notice type:
UK2
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

715090450

Procurement 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.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

  • UK - United Kingdom

Total value (estimated)

800000 GBP Excluding VAT

960000 GBP Including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

01 April 2026, 00:00AM to 31 March 2032, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 March 2034

Contracting authority

Ministry of Defence

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: RAF High Wycombe

Town/City: Naphill

Postcode: HP14 4UE

Country: United Kingdom

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

NUTS code: UKJ13

Contact name: Garry Chubb

Email: garry.chubb101@mod.gov.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Procedure

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1

CPV classifications

  • 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level
  • 80570000 - Personal development training services

Delivery regions

  • UK - United Kingdom

Contract start date (estimated)

01 April 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 March 2032, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 March 2034, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Engagement

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.

Due date

21 November 2025, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

08 December 2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80430000 Adult-education services at university level Adult and other education services
80570000 Personal development training services Training services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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ID Description
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