Official UK procurement notice
Lifeline Air Services Benbecula – Stornoway 3 August 2026 – 31 March 2028
Authority: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM64)
Published estimate£333,333≈ £200k / year13.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Jul 2026awarded 1 Sept 2026
Awarded to DirectFlight
Contract term 1 yr 8 moends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 3 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAdditional services to current schedule
CPV: Scheduled air transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Provision of additional flights to current scheduleAwardedPublished value£333,333
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 90
- Price: 10
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
Please see all tender documents.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Jun 2026, 10:46 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
26 October 2026- 31 March 2028- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086917- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b3c7Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contract term is 26 October 2026 to 31 March 2028. (SC Ref:842795)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Jul 2026 → 14 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts81 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published38 days ago14 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £287,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DirectFlightSME | £287,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 086917-2026-26 October 2026 - 31 March 2028-1 · DirectFlightSME
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £287,500
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stornoway Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DirectFlightAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria