Aircraft Performance training

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plans a negotiated procurement (reference EASA/2026/LVP/0027-EXA) to contract an Aircraft Performance training course to retrain staff and strengthen competencies for Third Country Operator surveillance and Air Operator Certificate activities. The opportunity is for a services contract under CPV 80531200 with a maximum duration of 5 months and no estimated total value published in the notice. Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal using an EU Login account between 22/09/2026 and 06/10/2026, with the procurement flagged as not specifically SME suitable. Detailed eligibility, award criteria and tender documents will be published when the negotiated procedure is formally launched.

What is funded

Scope

EASA intends to contract delivery of an Aircraft Performance training course to retrain staff and strengthen competencies for Third Country Operator surveillance and Air Operator Certificate activities. The procurement is for services (CPV 80531200) under a planned negotiated procedure for a low or middle value contract and a maximum contract duration of 5 months.

Who can apply:Commercial training providers or consultancies with relevant aircraft performance expertise and capacity to deliver technical training to aviation authorities or industry; submissions via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal require an EU Login account ¹.

1. 1Contracting authority: European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
2. 2Procedure: planned negotiated low/middle value procedure (reference EASA/2026/LVP/0027-EXA).
3. 3Nature: services (technical training).

No explicit estimated contract value was published in the notice; the procurement is labelled as low or middle value (negotiated procedure).

Expressions of interest and tender documents will be managed electronically through the Funding & Tenders Portal; interested providers must register and submit via EU Login ¹.

Footnotes

1. 1Opportunity details and submission portal: EU Funding & Tenders Portal.

Opportunity summary

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plans to launch a negotiated procedure for a low or middle value contract to procure an Aircraft Performance training course. The course is intended to retrain staff and strengthen competencies in support of Third Country Operator surveillance and Air Operator Certificate activities. The procurement is classified under CPV 80531200 Technical training services, the nature of contract is services, with a maximum contract duration of 5 MONTH. Submissions of expressions of interest are electronic and require an EU Login account. The procedure is published as a planned call for tenders (reference EASA/2026/LVP/0027-EXA) and this publication notifies contracting authority intent to launch a negotiated low or middle value procedure.

Eligible Applicant Types:Primary eligible applicants are organisations capable of delivering technical aviation training: specialised training providers, aviation consultancies, universities and higher education institutions with aviation programmes, research institutes with aviation training expertise, large enterprises active in aviation training, professional non-profit training organisations, and individual experts contracted through legal entities. Public authorities may bid where legal procurement rules allow. The procurement listing indicates SME suitability indicator false; while SMEs may bid, the procurement has not been specifically targeted to SMEs and bidders must meet the contracting authority capacity, financial and technical requirements.

Funding Type:Procurement — a service contract. This is a tender (planned negotiated procedure for middle/low value contract) rather than a grant, loan or equity instrument.

Consortium Requirement:Not explicitly required. The publication describes a negotiated procedure for a services contract and does not mandate a consortium structure. Bidders may present single legal entities or consortia/ subcontracting arrangements if permitted by the contracting documents issued at launch, but the notice itself does not require a consortium.

Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility):Region: Europe / entities able to contract with EASA. The notice is published by an EU agency (EASA) and uses the EU Funding & Tenders Portal; no specific third countries are listed. Bidders will need to check the formal tender documents once launched for explicit nationality/establishment eligibility (EU/EEA or other).

Target Sector:Aviation sector — specifically aircraft performance training supporting regulatory oversight activities (Third Country Operator surveillance and Air Operator Certificate activities). Main CPV: 80531200 Technical training services.

Mentioned Countries:No individual countries are explicitly named in the tender notice text. The regional context is Europe and the contracting authority is the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

Project Stage:Operational training/delivery stage: the opportunity seeks an operational training course for retraining and competency strengthening (workforce training / capacity building). This is not a research or product development action but a delivery of training services to strengthen assessor/inspector competencies.

Funding Amount:Estimated total value: not specified in the published notice. The publication is a planned negotiated procedure for low or middle value contract; no concrete financial envelope or maximum contract value is provided in the public summary.

Application Type:Expression of interest followed by negotiated procedure. Method: electronic submission via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal; EU Login account is required. The notice is an announcement of intent to launch a future negotiated low or middle value procedure (ExA reference).

Nature of Support:Monetary: contract for paid services (procurement). Successful tenderer will be contracted and paid under the service contract terms. The opportunity does not offer non-monetary advisory services or vouchers; the output is a paid delivery of training services.

Application Stages:Two principal stages can be identified from the notice: 1) Expression of interest (electronic) in the ExA publication; 2) Launch of the negotiated procedure where shortlisted/selected participants are invited to submit full tenders under the negotiated procedure. The exact number of evaluation stages will be defined in the procurement documents at launch.

Success Rates:Not provided. No historical success rate or expected number of awards is specified in the notice. As a negotiated single-contract procurement for low or middle value, typically one winner will be selected, but probability depends on number and quality of bidders.

Co-funding Requirement:No co-funding requirement indicated. This is a service procurement where the contracting authority pays the contracted price; bidders should budget delivery costs and include required pricing in their tender.

Templates and submission format:The notice requires electronic submission via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal using an EU Login account. No specific application templates or tender documents are provided in the ExA publication. The contracting authority indicates use of eForms/portal tools for submission; bidders must consult the full tender dossier when the negotiated procedure is launched for required templates, technical specifications, administrative forms and evidence (legal, financial, technical capacity, CVs, training curricula, references and pricing).

1. 1Procedure identifier: EASA/2026/LVP/0027-EXA
2. 2Procedure type: Planned negotiated procedure for middle/low value contract (ExA publication)
3. 3Lead contracting authority: European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
4. 4Main CPV: 80531200 Technical training services
5. 5Nature of contract: services (training delivery)
6. 6Maximum contract duration: 5 MONTH
7. 7Method for expression of interest: Electronic via EU Funding & Tenders Portal; EU Login required
8. 8Expression of interest start date: 22/09/2026 (Europe/Brussels)
9. 9Deadline for expression of interest: 06/10/2026 00:59 (Europe/Berlin)
10. 10Indicative launch of negotiated procedure: 06/10/2026 (Europe/Berlin)
11. 11SME suitability indicator: false (not specifically targeted to SMEs)
12. 12Submission address: express interest via EU Funding & Tenders Portal (electronic).

Key notes for bidders:prepare organisational evidence of prior aviation training delivery, instructor CVs and qualifications in aircraft performance, course curricula mapped to AOC and TCO surveillance needs, proposed training methods (classroom, practical exercises, e-learning if allowed), quality assurance, and a clear commercial offer. Ensure EU Login account and readiness to submit electronically when the negotiated procedure is launched. The contracting documents at launch will contain the detailed tender dossier including selection and award criteria, contractual terms, and required templates.

Where to consult full procurement documents and contact:The full procurement dossier and subsequent Q&A will be published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal entry for this reference. Bookmark the tender page and register with EU Login to subscribe and receive documents at launch EASA tender page ¹.

Summary:This opportunity is a planned procurement by EASA for an Aircraft Performance training course aimed at retraining staff and strengthening competencies to support Third Country Operator surveillance and Air Operator Certificate activities. It is published as a planned negotiated low or middle value procedure (ExA) under CPV 80531200 for services, with electronic expressions of interest required via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal using EU Login. The contract duration is limited to 5 months. Specific award criteria, financial envelope and detailed submission templates will be provided in the tender dossier when the negotiated procedure is formally launched. Potential bidders should prepare training curricula, instructor qualifications, references and commercial proposals and ensure compliance with e-submission requirements.

Footnotes

1. 1Tender reference page: ec.europa.eu

This is a planned procurement notice, not an open call for tenders yet. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency plans a future negotiated procedure for a middle or low value services contract to provide Aircraft Performance training and retrain staff supporting Third Country Operator surveillance and Air Operator Certificate activities¹.

Opportunity at a glance

What the contract is about

The notice seeks a specialist training course in aircraft performance. The purpose is to retrain EASA staff and strengthen their competencies in support of Third Country Operator surveillance and Air Operator Certificate related activities. The opportunity is therefore relevant to providers with aviation training capability and expertise in aircraft performance, operational oversight, and regulatory support.

Who can apply

The notice does not publish detailed eligibility criteria, selection thresholds, or award methodology at this stage. In practical terms, interested bidders are expected to be economic operators able to deliver technical aviation training, with the capacity to design and run a specialist course to EASA standards. Because the portal metadata flags the procurement as not SME suitable, the opportunity may be less tailored to very small operators, although that does not by itself exclude them.

Key conditions and applicant considerations

1. 1This is only a prior information style notice announcing EASA's intention to launch a future negotiated procedure, so the actual tender documents are not yet available.
2. 2Expression of interest must be submitted electronically through the portal, and an EU Login account is required.
3. 3The deadline for expression of interest is 06/10/2026 at 00:59 Europe/Berlin, so the response window is short.
4. 4The planned contract duration is up to 5 months, which suggests a short delivery timetable once the negotiated procedure is launched.
5. 5No estimated contract value is disclosed in the available extract, so bidders should not rely on a published budget ceiling.
6. 6No public Q and A items are listed in the available extract, so there is currently no published clarification trail to rely on.

Submission method:Expression of interest must be submitted electronically, and an EU Login account is required for access and submission.

Contract duration:The maximum contract duration is 5 months.

Commercial relevance:The assignment is a technical training services contract rather than a grant, so applicants should expect a procurement based on service delivery capability, subject matter expertise, and compliance with EASA's requirements rather than project funding rules.

Footnotes

1. 1Official notice on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal: Aircraft Performance training.