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title: "Flight Simulation Training Device for Rotary Wing Aircraft"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flight-simulation-training-device-for-rotary-wing-aircraft-ocds-h6vhtk-058336"
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# Flight Simulation Training Device for Rotary Wing Aircraft

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flight-simulation-training-device-for-rotary-wing-aircraft-ocds-h6vhtk-058336). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Yorkshire Combined Authority: "Flight Simulation Training Device for Rotary Wing Aircraft". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Yorkshire Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000003)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Aircraft or spacecraft equipment, trainers, simulators and associated parts, Flight simulators, Helicopters, Training and simulation in aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts, Training facilities (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flight-simulation-training-device-for-rotary-wing-aircraft-ocds-h6vhtk-058336#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058336`

## 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/flight-simulation-training-device-for-rotary-wing-aircraft-ocds-h6vhtk-058336#tl-md)

## Description
BlueLight Commercial is working in collaboration with the National Police Air Service (NPAS) on a future tender opportunity for the provision of access to a Flight Simulation Training Device for rotary wing aircraft.
BlueLight Commercial and NPAS are therefore conducting market engagement to engage with the market suppliers to further understand the capabilities available and to help to establish the procurement strategy for this tender.
The National Police Air Service (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 15 bases across England and Wales and a fleet of 20 rotary-wing aircraft and 4 fixed-wing aircraft. NPAS have this year placed an order for several new Airbus T3H135 helicopters.
NPAS are therefore looking to access a Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD) to conduct pilot initial type rating and recurrent training for their rotary-wing fleet. This includes the following aircraft types:
•	EC135 T3 
•	EC135 T2+
Interested Suppliers are therefore requested to respond to a request for information by completing the questionnaire via the portal by 6pm Friday 22nd August 2025. 
To respond to this market engagement, please visit https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home and register.
Once registered, you will find this opportunity under BlueLight Commercial (found in portals section in the top right of your home page, once logged in.)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34152000, 34711500, 34740000, 34741400, 80500000, 80520000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2030
- **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%2F047039-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-07T15:34:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:59:20.136Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058336