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    ContractsRecruitment Agency for Aeronautical Engineering Technical Training Instructors
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    Recruitment Agency for Aeronautical Engineering Technical Training Instructors

    Contract value
    £10.8m
    Published 19 Aug 2026

    Recruitment services to supply qualified aeronautical engineering instructors and administrative staff for RAF Cosford technical training on a flexible, temporary basis.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· West MidlandsPublished 19 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £10.8m
    Published 19 Aug 2026

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    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £10,833,333indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      West Midlands

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 2 months ago.

    19 August 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    The Authority is seeking a recruitment agency to provide specialist instructional and administrative personnel for aeronautical engineering technical training delivery at RAF Cosford. The selected supplier will supply qualified personnel on a temporary basis to meet immediate training needs. Key requirements include: providing candidate CVs upon request with short notice availability to support the dynamic and changing nature of defence training operations; demonstrating capability to rapidly source suitable instructors and support staff; and ensuring all personnel meet defence security and competency standards. The initial contract period is three years with an optional 12-month extension, allowing flexibility to scale resources according to training demand.

    Track record

    30 awards · 24 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE has awarded 30 contracts to 24 suppliers.

    Who wins here
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    2. WAVEMAKER LIMITED2× · 7%
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    4. Burges Salmon2× · 7%
    5. WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION2× · 7%
    6. Mills and Reeve LLP2× · 7%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06e7db

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