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Published 7 Mar 2025, 13:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Flying Director for Blackpool Air Show

Official notice

Authority: Blackpool Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Published estimate£150,000≈ £75k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 25 Mar 2025awarded 3 Apr 2025

Awarded to R5 Air Displays Ltd2 awards

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£150,000

Contract period: 3 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £150,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Extension are subject to contract review and budget availability

79952000 Event services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Submissions will be assessed on the basis of 60% Quality / 20% Social Value / 20% Price. The Quality, Social Value and Price scores will be added together to give you an overall score. Submissions will be evaluated: • by an evaluation panel comprised of representatives from Communications and Regenerations Team, on a consensus scoring basis; and • in accordance with the evaluation criteria, scoring and weightings as set out in this section.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Mar 2025, 13:03 GMT
Last source update: 8 Oct 2025, 09:24 BST
Authority reference: DN766661
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-008343
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Event services
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ea81 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 18 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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This opportunity can be found by searching reference DN766661

Timeline

7 Mar 2025 → 8 Oct 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
7 Mar 2025, 13:03 GMT
Clarification questions by
18 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline
25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts
3 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published372 days ago
8 Oct 2025, 09:24 BST

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Mar 2025

Tender notice published
7 Mar 2025, 13:03 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
7 Mar 2025, 16:28 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
3 Apr 2025, 10:34 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
3 Apr 2025, 10:34 BST
Contract signature expected
8 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
24 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST
UK7
Contract details notice published
8 Oct 2025, 09:24 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

https://procontract.due-north.com Chest Reference number DN766661

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-03: 2 releases · 7 Mar 2025, 7 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £230,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 8 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
R5 Air Displays LtdSME +1 morejoint award9 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Option to extend incrementally for a period of 2 years (subject to contract review and budget availability).	£230,000 inc. VAT	3 Apr 2025	Awarded
R5 Air Displays LtdSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · R5 Air Displays LtdSME +1 more
Signed
8 Apr 2025
Value
£230,000 inc. VAT
Period
9 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option to extend incrementally for a period of 2 years (subject to contract review and budget availability).
Contract 2 · R5 Air Displays LtdSME
Signed
8 Apr 2025
Value
£150,000 inc. VAT
Period
8 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHHB-5249-RZVD PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1NBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

R5 AIR DISPLAYS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10700386GB-PPON: PQJL-8897-ZPMX 2 Tomlinson Close, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN4 4NHContact email
R5 Air Displays LtdAwarded supplier 2 Tomlinson Close, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, LN4 4NHContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2025, 09:24 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Apr 2025, 10:34 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Mar 2025, 16:28 GMT
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