Air transport services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 60400000Services · classin Transport & Passenger Services

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Central government 44% (27 notices)
  • Local authorities 25% (15 notices)
  • Other public bodies 10% (6 notices)
  • NHS & health 5% (3 notices)
  • Not classified 16% (10 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Department of Health & Social CareCentral government410
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government400
NHS HighlandNHS & health310
UK Research and InnovationCentral government300
Derry City and Strabane District CouncilLocal authorities211
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCYCentral government220
Cornwall CouncilLocal authorities200
Ministry of DefenceCentral government200
Orkney Islands CouncilLocal authorities200
Satellite Applications Catapult LtdOther public bodies200

43 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 27 of 61 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Scotland13 · 48%
Northern Ireland4 · 15%
South West England3 · 11%
South East England3 · 11%
North West England2 · 7%
Yorkshire and the Humber2 · 7%
West Midlands1 · 4%
Greater London1 · 4%
North East England1 · 4%
East Midlands1 · 4%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 74% (45 notices)
  • Framework 26% (16 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 44% (27 notices)
  • Route not published 30% (18 notices)
  • Selective 15% (9 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 11% (7 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 100% (14 notices)
Typical tender window53 daysrobust · n=7median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (30) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Contract value, net
p25 £851,576median £3,384,000p75 £7,978,000
interquartile range of 11 awards · p90 £9,000,000
Typical bids per lot1robust · n=6middle half 1–2
Competed77%robust · n=30open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Awards won by SMEs20%robust · n=10single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Abandoned3%robust · n=30cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot7robust · n=1011 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 73 awards to 35 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 17 of 61 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Open tenders in air transport services

1 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 6040. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 2 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 6040. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.