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Supply of One Pre-Owned Aircraft

Piloted aircraft
Special-purpose aircraft
Scotland (UKM65)
Published value
£400,000
Submission deadline 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Orkney Islands Council: "Supply of One Pre-Owned Aircraft". Published status: complete. Published value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityOrkney Islands CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£400,000
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Published history for Orkney Islands Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.7Bids / Report
41.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 53 active published awards; 53 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityOrkney Islands Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published31 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
Last source update31 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPiloted aircraft, Special-purpose aircraft
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM65)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e606
What is being bought
Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for the acquisition of a pre-owned Britten Norman BN2B-26 aircraft to extend the existing network to enhance services to the north isles communities inter-island air services.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    31 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
  3. tender value changed
    9 Jan 2026, 11:32 GMT
  4. Status changed to published status
    9 Jan 2026, 11:32 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    9 Jan 2026, 11:32 GMT
  6. Submission deadline changed to published date
    9 Jan 2026, 11:32 GMT
  7. Published value updated to £400,000
    21 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT
  8. Status changed to active
    21 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT
  9. Official notice release published
    21 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT
  10. Submission deadline changed to 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    21 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT
  11. Buyer information updated
    21 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Orkney Islands Council (the Authority) has a requirement for the acquisition of pre-owned Britten Norman BN2B-26 aircraft to extend existing network during 2025/26 financial year to enhance services to the north isles’ communities inter-island air services. The service is provided under a Public Service Obligation (PSO) Contract. A PSO is established to maintain appropriate scheduled air services on routes which are vital for the economic development of the region they serve by setting frequency and pricing. Additional information: The estimated value as noted at section 11.2.6 is excluding VAT.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    31 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 29 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £550,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Cormack Aircraft Services Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£550,000 · signed 29 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 1)
smeBids: 4 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Orkney Islands Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-4848
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