Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Election Night Flight Services
Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe objective of this Service is to ensure the safe, secure and timely transportation of ballot boxes and election materials from designated island locations to Lochgilphead to enable the ballot counting process to commence as scheduled.
- Recurrence: 4 years, 6 months or 6 years, 6 months
CPV: Hire of helicopters with crew
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Operational Delivery and Methodology: 20%
- Timeliness and Service Delivery: 14%
- Safety and Operational Assurance: 14%
- Risk Management and Resilience: 10%
- Communication and Coordination: 5%
- Continuous Improvement: 5%
- Community Benefits: 2%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (10)
- Operational Delivery and Methodology: 20
- Timeliness and Service Delivery: 14
- Safety and Operational Assurance: 14
- Risk Management and Resilience: 10
- Communication and Coordination: 5
- Continuous Improvement: 5
- Community Benefits: 2
- Fair Work Practices Questions: 0
- Prompt Payment Performance Question: 0
- Price: 30%
- Suitability
As described in the Invitation to Tender
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the Invitation to Tender document.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 4 years, 6 months or 6 years, 6 months
- First published
- 8 Jun 2026, 09:20 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Oct 2026, 15:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
JUN557442- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096195- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af4aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As described in the Invitation to Tender
Publisher note: The Contract Value is circa 117855 GBP ex VAT, based on three election cycles. The actual sum may be higher or lower. (SC Ref:845528)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Jul 2026 → 12 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Bids opened100 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline99 days ago17 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Contract starts54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published12 days ago12 Oct 2026, 15:39 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026- Deadline moved to 17 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST17 Jul 2026, 12:11 BST+0 days · was 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete12 Oct 2026, 15:39 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 17 Jul 2026 | 17 Jul 2026 | +0 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 17 Jul 2026 | 17 Jul 2026 | +0 d |
To allow submission
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDG HelicoptersSME | £117,855 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 096195-2026-JUN557442-1 · PDG HelicoptersSME
- Signed
- 6 Oct 2026
- Value
- £117,855
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Oban Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PDG HelicoptersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria