Find a TenderPlanned procurement
Published 30 Sept 2026, 10:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Primary Surveillance Radar (LSI)

Authority: Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

Goods
Published estimate£4,500,000exc. VAT
Tender notice expected 2 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

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 published
Lot #1HIAL seeks to procure a suitably qualified supplier to provide a replacement Primary Surveillance Radar system for Sumburgh AirportPlanned
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 …
Delivery: Scotland · Sumburgh, Shetland
34960000 Airport equipment34962000 Air-traffic control equipment34962200 Air-traffic control34962220 Air-traffic control systems34968100 Airport Surveillance System (SUR)35722000 Radar

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)
Air-traffic controlAir-traffic control equipmentAir-traffic control servicesAir-traffic control systemsAirport Surveillance System (SUR)Airport equipmentRadarRadar apparatusRadar station construction workRadar surveillance equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM66)
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
  1. Notice publishedearlier today
    30 Sept 2026, 10:04 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 32 days
    2 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

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

Contracting authorityAirport-related activities Head Office, Inverness Airport, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 7JB [email protected] +44 1667462445

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.