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# PDG Helicopters · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pdg-helicopters-GB-FTS-121850). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** PDG Helicopters is a SME public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 7 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** PDG Helicopters
- **Organisation Scale:** SME
- **Companies House number:** not matched to Companies House
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-121850` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 7
- **Primary Sector:** [Non-scheduled air transport services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/non-scheduled-air-transport-services-60420000)


- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pdg-helicopters-GB-FTS-121850

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 9% above published budget estimate (median of 1 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £391k (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £195k


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Scottish Natural Heritage](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-natural-heritage-GB-FTS-2926):** 1 procedures (5 awards)
2. **[University of St Andrews](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904):** 1 procedures
3. **[Argyll and Bute Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[University of St Andrews](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904):** £273k · [School of Biology/SMRU: Helicopter for August Aerial Surveys of Seals in Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-biology-smru-helicopter-for-august-aerial-surveys-of-seals-in-scotland-ocds-h6vhtk-06ae67)
2. **[Argyll and Bute Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035):** £118k · [Provision of Election Night Flight Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-election-night-flight-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06af4a)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 0

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete PDG Helicopters public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pdg-helicopters-GB-FTS-121850#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pdg-helicopters-GB-FTS-121850
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt