Official UK procurement notice
Primary Surveillance Radar (LSI)
Authority: Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
HIAL is seeking information from suitably qualified suppliers to inform the procurement strategy for the replacement of the existing Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) serving Sumburgh Airport, Shetland. HIAL seeks to procure a suitably qualified supplier to provide a replacement Primary Surveillance Radar system for Sumburgh Airport. The scope of the contract includes the detailed design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning and acceptance of the radar system, together with all associated documentation, testing and regulatory support required to achieve operational readiness. The supplier will be expected to provide and deliver the infrastructure, radar compound, civil engineering and associated works required to deliver an operational capability from the defined points of presentation.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHIAL is seeking information from suitably qualified suppliers to inform the procurement strategy for the replacement of the existing Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) serving Sumburgh Airport, Shetland.
CPV: Air-traffic control · Air-traffic control equipment · Air-traffic control services · Air-traffic control systems · Airport Surveillance System (SUR) · Airport equipment · Radar · Radar apparatus · Radar station construction work · Radar surveillance equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1HIAL seeks to procure a suitably qualified supplier to provide a replacement Primary…Planned
HIAL seeks to procure a suitably qualified supplier to provide a replacement Primary Surveillance Radar system for Sumburgh Airport. The scope of the contract includes the detailed design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning and acceptance of the radar system, together with all associated documentation, testing and regulatory support required to achieve operational readiness. The precise scope of any future procurement remains under development and forms part of the purpose of this market engagement exercise.
The procurement forms a key element of a wider Sumburgh PSR Replacement Project. Associated activities including land acquisition, provision of electrical power and communications points of presentation, certain property matters and ongoing maintenance arrangements fall outside the proposed contract scope. The supplier will be expected to provide and deliver the infrastructure, radar compound, civil engineering and associated works required to deliver an operational capability from the defined points of presentation. The final allocation of responsibilities between HIAL and the appointed supplier will be confirmed as part of any future procurement process. Additional information: HIAL invites interested suppliers to complete the accompanying Request for Information (RFI) relating to the potential Primary Surveillance Radar replacement at Sumburgh Airport. The information received will be used to assess market capability, indicative costs, delivery timescales, risks and support the development of the procurement strategy.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Highlands and Islands Airports Limited buys Navigational instruments (CPV 3811), and who usually turns up
Highlands and Islands Airports Limited’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Navigational instruments (CPV 3811) →
How the contest usually goes
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Half of these awards have an award date within 36 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid40%
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How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate83%
Within ±2%11%
Above estimate6%
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Lot #1HIAL seeks to procure a suitably qualified supplier to provide a replacement Primary…CPV 3811Published estimate£4.5m
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1 bid28%
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7+12%
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About this data
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Coming up in this sector
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:04 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:04 BST
- Authority reference
HIA-26-029- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092183- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d24Find a Tender
Publisher note: Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) is undertaking a market engagement exercise in advance of any future procurement relating to the replacement of the Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) at Sumburgh Airport. Interested suppliers are invited to complete and return the accompanying Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of the RFI is to obtain information on supplier capability, indicative costs, delivery timescales, support arrangements, technical considerations, project risks and wider market intelligence relevant to the proposed requirement. The information gathered will be used to inform HIAL's procurement strategy, project planning and business case assumptions. This market engagement exercise is for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition, pre-qualification exercise or formal invitation to tender. Participation is entirely voluntary and will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process. HIAL welcomes responses from suppliers with demonstrable experience in the design, manufacture, supply, installation and support of airport Primary Surveillance Radar systems and associated infrastructure. Responses should be submitted via PCS no later than Wednesday 14th October 2026 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=844248. (SC Ref:844248)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Sept 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published45 days ago30 Sept 2026, 10:04 BST
- Tender notice expected13 days ago2 Nov 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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