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BAS Helicopter Charter

Buyer: UK Research and Innovation →

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BuyerUK Research and Innovation
StatusClosed
Deadline2 Feb 2026
Value£350,000
Published7 Jan 2026

What is being bought

The purpose of this contract is to charter a helicopter to be stationed aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough, in order to conduct scientific research along the coast of Greenland.

Delivery location

GL, GL

Categories

Hire of helicopters with crew 60424120

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£350,000
Contract periodFrom 23 Feb 2026 to 31 Aug 2026
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Cost (30%)
Quality (70%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Hire of helicopters with crewNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 60. The category anchor is Hire of helicopters with crew (60424120); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 602,43314 median · 30.3 average (1,911 of 2,433 with a bid count)1.4 average (1,926 of 2,433 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: GL0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)453 median · 6.7 average (3 of 45 with a bid count)2 average (3 of 45 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsRisks include weather abnormalities, mechanical issues and personnel issues.

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060136
Latest release ID001165-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jan 07 2026 15:31:25 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001165-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-02-02T16:00:00Z
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-01-19T16:00:00Z
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-02-09T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailsPlease note the following steps for accessing this opportunity via the Atamis eSourcing platform: https://ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a1MTm000009T7AbMAK&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= 1. Log in or create an account here: https://ukri2.my.site.com 2. Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link above. 3. Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest). 4. Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site. 5. Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab.
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£350,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
7 Jan 2026tender001165-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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