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Project VENTURE
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £50,000,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 9 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Project VENTURE for the provision of future gliding equipment and services.
Gliding provides a distinctive capability as the unique selling point that inspires and attracts young people to join the RAF Air Cadets, whilst contributing significantly towards interest in a career in the Royal Air Force (RAF). Project VENTURE will deliver capability based around the current training glider; a conventional tandem-seat sailplane with high-performance soaring and aerobatic capability. This will be supported by new or refurbished equipment, robust core services, provision of spares, and post design services. Support services will include winch maintenance, aerotow capability, glider maintenance and engineering, managing safety equipment, and associated services delivered through Volunteer Gliding Schools at 10 permanent sites across the UK.
The project’s vision is for a more modern and efficient gliding capability that is safely delivered across multiple sites, and which demonstrates the RAF ethos, so that gliding contributes significantly towards inspiring and attracting a broader cross-section of air-minded young people to join Defence.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 34721000
- 50200000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
3 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 20 Jul 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 20 July 2026.
Release 068111-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 11 Aug 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 11 August 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 076399-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 9 Sep 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 9 September 2026. Stated change: A previous UK2 notice was published to invite responses to an RFI. The notice was changed to reflect the next stages of market engagement and invite suppliers to an Industry Day and update the market on estimated contract values and contract duration.
Release 085542-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
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07/ Tender hubs
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08/ Related
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ce8b
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · planning
- Last verified
- Wed 16 Sep 2026, 08:15 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 01:40 BST
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