Official UK procurement notice
Primary Surveillance Radar (LSI)
Authority: Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
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 Surveillance Radar system for Sumburgh AirportPlanned
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:04 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:04 BST
- Authority reference
HIA-26-029- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d24
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
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Notice publishedearlier today30 Sept 2026, 10:04 BST
- Tender notice expectedin 32 days2 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
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
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.