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title: "Provision of Air Services between Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the Islands of Papa Westray, North Ronaldsay, Westray, Sanday, Stronsay and Eday"
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# Provision of Air Services between Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the Islands of Papa Westray, North Ronaldsay, Westray, Sanday, Stronsay and Eday

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-air-services-between-orkney-mainland-kirkwall-and-the-islands-of-papa-westray-ocds-h6vhtk-0294c3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Orkney Islands Council: "Provision of Air Services between Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the Islands of Papa Westray, North Ronaldsay, Westray, Sanday, Stronsay and Eday". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Orkney Islands Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council-ons-s12000023)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air transport services, Aircraft repair services, Non-scheduled air transport services, Scheduled air transport services, Support services for air transport
- **Delivery Location:** UKM65
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,880,363 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0294c3`

## 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/provision-of-air-services-between-orkney-mainland-kirkwall-and-the-islands-of-papa-westray-ocds-h6vhtk-0294c3#tl-md)

## Description
Orkney Islands Council (the Authority) has a requirement for the provision of an Inter Island Air Service operating to the six Outer North Isles under a Public Service Obligation (PSO), which establishes the minimum frequencies and sets the maximum fare levels provided to each of the isles.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50211200, 60400000, 60410000, 60420000, 63730000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The maintenance of scheduled air services between Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the islands of Papa Westray, North Ronaldsay, Westray, Sanday, Stronsay, and Eday are essential to counter the islands peripherality, fragile economic base and depopulat...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003419-2021-OIC/PROC/1083-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Loganair Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-19722`
  - Value: £4,880,363 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003419-2021-OIC/PROC/1083-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,880,363
  - Signed Date: 05/01/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003419-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-22T09:08:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T21:01:07.824Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0294c3