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# BLC0232 The Provision of Fixed Wing Aircraft Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blc0232-the-provision-of-fixed-wing-aircraft-maintenance-and-continuing-airworthiness-mana-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea9e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Yorkshire Combined Authority: "BLC0232 The Provision of Fixed Wing Aircraft Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management". Published status: active. Published Value: £25,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: sell2.in-tend.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Yorkshire Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000003)
- **Published Value:** £25,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Aircraft equipment, Aircraft maintenance services, Aircraft repair services, Aircraft-engine maintenance services, Aircraft-engine repair services (+5 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blc0232-the-provision-of-fixed-wing-aircraft-maintenance-and-continuing-airworthiness-mana-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea9e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ea9e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blc0232-the-provision-of-fixed-wing-aircraft-maintenance-and-continuing-airworthiness-mana-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea9e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sell2.in-tend.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsell2.in-tend.co.uk%2Fblpd%2Fhome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blc0232-the-provision-of-fixed-wing-aircraft-maintenance-and-continuing-airworthiness-mana-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea9e#participate

## Description
This tender opportunity has been issued by BlueLight Commercial who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Fixed Wing Aircraft Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management. This contract is being tendered on behalf of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) who are the contracting authority responsible for the National Police Air Service (NPAS) (i.e. NPAS is not a separate, incorporated entity and therefore WYCA currently enters into contractual arrangements on behalf of NPAS). BlueLight Commercial provides commercial support services to police forces and blue light organisations across England and Wales and has been appointed by WYCA to administer the Procurement.
NPAS is operated by West Yorkshire Police on behalf of the 43 police forces of England and Wales together with British Transport Police in those areas. NPAS have a national network of bases across England and Wales and a fleet of 20 rotary-wing aircraft and 4 fixed-wing aircraft. NPAS therefore require a supplier to provide maintenance and continuing airworthiness management for their fixed-wing aircraft fleet. This will include the provision of:
• Maintenance Services
• Continuing Airworthiness Management
• Supply Chain, Spare Parts and Obsolescence
• Modifications, Design and Installation
• Warranty and Third-Party Contract Management
• Compliance and Safety Management
• Change Management, Mobilisation and transition
• Contract Management, Management Information, Service Continuity and Payments
The requirement will be tendered as a single supplier contract.
The anticipated service commencement date of the Contract is 1st April 2027. Any changes to this commencement date will be communicated to all Bidders through the 'BlueLight' e-tendering portal.
The length of the Contract Term shall be discussed as part of the negotiation stage and will be confirmed at Final Tenders. Bidders are requested to submit a tender response at Initial Tenders for a minimum 4-year contract term with the possibility of an extension for a further 2-year contract term (4+ 2 years). For clarity, the Contract Notice is published to allow for a contract term that is longer than 4 + 2 years. Accordingly, the Contract Notice is for a 6-year contract term with the possibility of an extension for a further 2-year term (6 + 2 years). The Contract Value is set at £25m which is based on the spend during a 8-year contract term. This value is used to provide the maximum flexibility to allow for any potential volatility in pricing and potential modifications to existing aircraft that may take place.
Please note the Contract Commencement is planned for 07/08/2026 with a Service Commencement Date of 01/04/2027 to allow for the mobilisation period.
BlueLight Commercial reserves the right to refine the award criteria at Stage 3 of this procurement process, in accordance with Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. The final award criteria and associated weightings will be published prior to the invit...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blc0232-the-provision-of-fixed-wing-aircraft-maintenance-and-continuing-airworthiness-mana-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea9e)

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34711110, 34730000, 34741000, 50210000, 50211000, 50211100
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £25,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 06/08/2026 to 06/08/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059430-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-24T15:51:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:08:37.151Z
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