Official UK procurement notice
BLC0172 - NPAS Fuel Farms Maintenance and Inspection
Authority: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (or such other successor body, company, organisation who shall have the responsibility of being the contracting authority of the National Police Air Service or any part or parts thereof) (Local council)·On behalf of: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNPAS Fuel Farms Maintenance and Inspection:
NPAS has 15 bases across England and Wales and operates without borders providing air support to police forces using a centralised operations centre which directs activity. The aircraft are fitted with a variety of equipment and sensors to enable a robust service delivery thereby managing public safety and risk. NPAS operates 24 hours a day and 365 days a year and does so in both day and night environments under single-pilot Visual and Instrument Flight Rules.
Within these bases are Fuel Bowsers that require to be serviced and maintained in accordance with JIG4 to allow NPAS aircraft to always remain mobile. All fuel tanks and pumping equipment require a planned maintenance regime and cover for emergency or ad hoc call-outs to ensure the safe receipting, storage, checking and dispensing of fuel.
All parts of the receipting, storage, testing and dispensing system, whether fixed or mobile, need to be inspected, checked, tested, cleaned and certified fit for use.
The Supplier must have the capacity and resource to service all the required bases and satellites in England & Wales.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Apr 2025, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 15:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
BLC 0172- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040680- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ffe4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Apr 2025 → 27 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published9 Apr 2025, 15:31 BST
- Market engagement26 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
Please email [email protected] to express an interest in participation and to receive the pre-market information pack.
This pre-market engagement exercise consists of issuing the market with a detailed draft specification for their consideration and feedback through a pre-market questionnaire.
Please note that this exercise will complete by the 25th April 2025.
- Tender notice published172 days ago1 May 2026, 15:49 BST
- Clarification questions by154 days ago19 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline141 days ago1 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by117 days ago24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts49 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent4 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago16 Oct 2026, 15:56 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 8 days27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Apr 2025, 15:31 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 15:49 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 May 2026, 15:49 BST
- Procurement method changed1 May 2026, 15:49 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST1 May 2026, 15:49 BST
- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 16:15 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,500,0001 May 2026, 16:15 BSTwas £1,222,920
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2026, 15:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2026, 15:56 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Contract values added
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 9 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLO FUEL SUPPORTSMENPAS Fuel Farms Maintenance and Inspection1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2031Extensions: two optional 12 month extensions. | £1,760,000 | 16 Oct 2026standstill to 27 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITEDBeneficiary authority
- BlueLight Commercial Ltd.Process contact pointProcuring entityConducting procurement activity on behalf of the National Police Air Service
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FloFuel Support LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender