# FCAS Skills Demand and Skills Development Analysis

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Ministry of Defence.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Ministry of Defence](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [RAND Europe](/suppliers/rand-europe/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £282,179
- Tender value: £282,179
- Award date: 12 January 2024
- Published: 23 January 2024
- Contract start: 12 January 2024
- Contract end: 9 August 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: cb0ddc0e-a785-4427-a388-333e9cf0dbc4-716611
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-16c1b997-eabe-4e67-b929-bb02f32903cf

## Description

This study will cover challenges and opportunities for development, growth and sustainment of combat air skills across UK Defence\. It will build on a study commissioned in 2018 but is now deemed outdated and unreliable to inform FCAS policy and direction\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb0ddc0e-a785-4427-a388-333e9cf0dbc4-716611)