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Bi-Lateral GLA Aviation Services Project

Buyer: Northern Lighthouse Board →

BuyerNorthern Lighthouse Board
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published3 Jul 2026

What is being bought

The procurement of the Northern Lighthouse Board and the Corporation of Trinity House (together the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs)) helicopter services support for their Marine Aids to Navigation Strategy to 2037 by providing the means to access and maintain their more remote Aids to Navigation. An effective helicopter service is a vital element in the provision of the GLAs’ service to the mariner: a reliable, efficient and cost-effective network of marine Aids to Navigation. The required outcomes of this contract are: -A reliable, integrated, passenger and cargo (internal and underslung) service. -A helicopter service which is able to recover from weather, aircraft technical failure and other disruptions to planned activities -A service able to respond quickly and efficiently to casualties (light or other navigational aid failures) at any time and in any place in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. * Please note this contract is being procured as a Bi-GLA.

Delivery location

UK

Categories

Special-purpose aircraft 34711400Helicopters 34711500Support helicopters 35612300Unmanned aerial vehicles 35613000Aerial and related services 60440000Hire of helicopters with crew 60424120

Lot details

Lot 1

Key Requirements: -Capable of landing on a helipad with a safe loading of four tonnes on a footprint of 250mm x 250mm. -Capable of operating from the helidecks of the GLA vessels. Task examples: - A smaller task would be to carry two technicians with small tools and emergency overnight kit to a lighthouse in the morning and return later the same day; the radius of action is likely to be between 5 and 100 nm. - A larger task might require twelve workers, their baggage and several tons of underslung material to be carried out in several trips from a vessel close by or an onshore location nearby and brought back a few days or weeks later. In practice there are a wide variety of tasks in terms of size, distance and complexity. A task may change to include underslung loads at any time Underslung loads represent between 15 and 32% of the operational flying tasks per year (averaging 22%). They are usually flown from a GLA vessel close by or from an accessible point on the nearest mainland to reduce the distance and duration of the operation. The support of building and renovation tasks at lighthouses creates the requirement for a great variety of weights, shapes, sizes, and natures of underslung loads with different aerodynamic characteristics. The helicopter service will be required throughout the operating areas of the two GLAs (except Gibraltar). Additional information: The GLA Helicopters are to be twin turbine helicopters equipped, certified and capable of operating single pilot Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations and to operate under Sub-Part HOFO, capable of: - operating from legacy helidecks of GLA vessels - operating from sub-1D elevated lantern top helipad - operating on rough and uneven ground (including ground with bird nesting holes and burrows).

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Quality — 55
Social Value — 10
Financial — 35

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Helicopters, Support helicopters, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Aerial and related services, Special-purpose aircraftNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 34. The category anchor is Special-purpose aircraft (34711400); 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 341,7953 median · 22 average (509 of 1,795 with a bid count)3.5 average (562 of 1,795 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK3864 median · 75.1 average (93 of 386 with a bid count)7.2 average (107 of 386 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 policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

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.

Awards

Contracts

Bi-Lateral GLA Aviation Services Project

Statusactive
Value£59,360,000

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

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

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-043c4f
Latest release ID063001-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jul 03 2026 16:20:31 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release5

Notice history

DateEventReference
3 Jul 2026award, contract063001-2026
27 May 2025tenderUpdate027901-2025
31 Jan 2025tender003294-2025

All source data

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

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
3 Jul 2026 · 063001-2026 · award, contract
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27 May 2025 · 027901-2025 · tenderUpdate
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    "description": "The procurement of the Northern Lighthouse Board and the Corporation of Trinity House (together the  General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs)) helicopter services support for their Marine Aids to Navigation Strategy to 2037 by providing the means to access and maintain their more remote Aids to Navigation. An effective helicopter service is a vital element in the provision of the GLAs’ service to the mariner: a reliable, efficient and cost-effective network of marine Aids to Navigation. The required outcomes of this contract are: \n-A reliable, integrated, passenger and cargo (internal and underslung) service.\n-A helicopter service which is able to recover from weather, aircraft technical failure and other disruptions to planned activities\n-A service able to respond quickly and efficiently to casualties (light or other navigational aid failures) at any time and in any place in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.",
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31 Jan 2025 · 003294-2025 · tender
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
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  "description": "The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The GLAs considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the selection criteria set out for the procurement which is set out in the procurement documents.\nAt this stage of the process, the procurement documents include this Contract Notice, the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) Evaluation criteria and the Memorandum of Information (MoI). It is in each tenderer’s interest to access the information as soon as possible.\nAll SQ submissions will be evaluated and a short list shall be formed. It is anticipated that the shortlist will consist of up to 6 suppliers who have passed all relevant sections of the SQ and achieved the highest scores in the assessment of scored questions. Only shortlisted suppliers will receive an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN). \nThe GLAs are not liable for any costs incurred, including in respect of expressing an interest in, submitting an SQ response, tendering for or otherwise participating in this opportunity. The GLAs reserve the right at their absolute discretion and at any time to vary the procurement and to not award a contract and cancel the procurement.\nFor more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: \nhttps://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Edinburgh:-Hire-of-helicopters-with-crew./4D48H2YJ6T\nTo respond to this opportunity, please click here: \nhttps://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4D48H2YJ6T\n GO Reference: GO-2025131-PRO-29275272",
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