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title: "North Scotland/Wick John O’Groats Airport PSO Scheduled Flight Services"
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# North Scotland/Wick John O’Groats Airport PSO Scheduled Flight Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-scotland-wick-john-o-groats-airport-pso-scheduled-flight-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02e92b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Highland Council: "North Scotland/Wick John O’Groats Airport PSO Scheduled Flight Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Highland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-highland-council-ons-s12000017)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 November 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air transport services, Non-scheduled air transport services, Support services for air transport, Transport agency services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50, UKM6, UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,296,449 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e92b`

## Before you bid
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- **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/north-scotland-wick-john-o-groats-airport-pso-scheduled-flight-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02e92b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-scotland-wick-john-o-groats-airport-pso-scheduled-flight-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02e92b#participate

## Description
Having successfully secured a Public Service Obligation (PSO), The Highland Council have appointed an Airline to undertake a scheduled commercial air service between Wick and Aberdeen commencing on 11 April 2022.
An Air service between Wick and Edinburgh was not awarded.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: PSO 1: A scheduled air passenger service between WJOG and Edinburgh Airport.
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60400000, 60420000, 63520000, 63730000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** A scheduled air passenger service between Wick John 'O' Groats airport and Edinburgh airport.
Tenderers can price up either PSO, or can combine their offer to address the needs of both routes.  The specifications have been designed that one aircraft ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: PSO 2: A scheduled air passenger service between WJOG and Aberdeen Airport.
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60400000, 60420000, 63520000, 63730000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** A scheduled air passenger service between Wick John 'O' Groats airport and Aberdeen airport. Additional information: An Edinburgh Service was unable to be secured.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** PSO 2: A scheduled air passenger service between WJOG and Aberdeen Airport. (active)
  - Award id: `006394-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Eastern Airways**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-46413`
  - Value: £4,296,449 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** PSO 2: A scheduled air passenger service between WJOG and Aberdeen Airport. (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,296,449
  - Signed Date: 22/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006394-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-09T08:51:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T18:05:09.166Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e92b