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title: "Provision of Flying Director for Blackpool Air Show"
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# Provision of Flying Director for Blackpool Air Show

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-flying-director-for-blackpool-air-show-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea81). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Blackpool Borough Council: "Provision of Flying Director for Blackpool Air Show". Published status: complete. Published Value: £150,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Blackpool Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blackpool-borough-council-GB-PPON-PHHB-5249-RZVD)
- **Published Value:** £150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD, UKD42
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £230,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-flying-director-for-blackpool-air-show-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea81#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ea81`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-flying-director-for-blackpool-air-show-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea81#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-flying-director-for-blackpool-air-show-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea81#participate

## Description
Blackpool Council is looking to appoint a dynamic, suitably qualified and experienced company to provide a Flying Display Director (FDD), Flying Control Committee (FCC), Air Traffic Control Services (ATS) and all associated
 elements to manage and deliver a flying display at each event.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79952000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Estimated Value:** £150,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/04/2025 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **R5 AIR DISPLAYS LIMITED, R5 Air Displays Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142741`
  - Value: £230,000
  - Date: 02/04/2025

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **R5 Air Displays Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142741`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £230,000
  - Signed Date: 07/04/2025

- **Contract:** 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000
  - Signed Date: 07/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008343-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-08T08:24:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T16:03:56.742Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ea81