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Provision of a Resource Augmentation Service for Technical Training

Ministry of Defence · Central government

In brief

Ministry of Defence has announced plans to buy recruitment work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £10,833,333 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 26 February 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 88 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Authority has a requirement to place a contract with a recruitment agency for the provision of specialist instructional and administrative personnel to support the delivery of aeronautical engineering technical training at RAF Cosford, as required on a temporary basis. The Authority will require the successful supplier to provide CVs for suitably qualified personnel on request and they must be able to do so at short notice to meet the dynamic nature of defence training. The contract will have a duration of three years with an option to extend by a further 12 months,

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 079105-2026

About the buyer

Ministry of DefenceLast 12 months

Procurements

602

Awards

339

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From notice 079105-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.