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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-05f648). 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. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.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:** 16 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50, UKM6, UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £7,956,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-scotland-wick-john-o-groats-airport-pso-scheduled-flight-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f648#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f648`

## 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/north-scotland-wick-john-o-groats-airport-pso-scheduled-flight-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f648#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-scotland-wick-john-o-groats-airport-pso-scheduled-flight-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f648#participate

## Description
THC is in discussions with Transport Scotland regarding subsidy provision for this service to help encourage airlines to offer their services and work in collaboration with THC to achieve these benefits.
THC consider that continuing air services between Wick John O’Groats Airport (WIC) and Aberdeen (ABZ) and expanding these to include Edinburgh (EDI) shall enhance the visibility of the area and help stimulate the economy to ensure that the north of Scotland remains accessible and desirable for travellers, business people and the local community alike.
THC consider that an expanded air service will be an exciting and prosperous venture. THC are therefore looking for equally enthusiastic air service operator(s) to work with the Council in making these positive outcomes a reality and are welcoming tenders on this basis.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** A scheduled air passenger service between Wick John O’Groats Airport and both Aberdeen and Edinburgh Airports.
Tenderers shall be able to price a range of comprehensive timetabling and frequency options, so that the services can be flexed according t...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 083133-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Air Charter Scotland Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186329`
  - Value: £7,956,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 083133-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,956,000
  - Signed Date: 28/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083133-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-02T14:13:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T08:02:35.271Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f648