Published date: 12 December 2022
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Training facilities - 80520000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£317,925
Procurement reference
701224382
Published date
12 December 2022
Closing date
5 July 2022
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
2 August 2022
Contract end date
1 August 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
When conducting training prior to undertaking live free fall parachute descents for the Lightweight Parachute System (LPS) and the BT80 free fall parachute, it is mandated in Assessment Strategies (AS) that a student should experience 20 minutes of free fall through the use of a free fall simulator. Students are required to meet relevant Enabling Objectives (EOs) and Training Objectives (TOs) contained in the Training Performance Statements within a formal training environment. Being exposed to free fall in a controlled environment, prior to live practical assessments, allows a student to experience the realism of the feeling of airflow around the body, and how movements of body parts can affect this. A VWT has an immeasurable capacity of transferable skills to live parachute descents and allows enhanced training to take place in a fraction of the time when compared; 2 minutes in a VWT equates to 2 free fall parachute descents which would take approximately 2 hours to complete. Parachutists with experience of free fall prior to their first live assessment will have a sound foundation and basic skill set that will allow them to focus on additional EOs and TOs which must be achieved in what is now a safety critical environment. Due to the EOs and TOs contained in the above mentioned AS there is a requirement for PJIs to undertake training to conduct this coaching as detailed in the VWTI (Vertical Wind Tunnel Instructor) Assessment Strategy. This training can take an undefined amount of hours to get to the standard required for student handling, coaching and high speed flying.
Award information
Awarded date
20 July 2022
Contract start date
2 August 2022
Contract end date
1 August 2025
Total value of contract
£317,925
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
iFly Indoor Skydiving Ltd
Address
Basingstoke Leisure Park
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG22 6PGReference
Companies House number: 04584526
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Daniel Strange
Address
Nimrod Building
RAF High Wycombe
High Wycombe
HP14 4UF
England
Telephone
01494494463
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