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title: "T26-075CRO City of Derry to London Public Service Obligation (PSO) Air Service"
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# T26-075CRO City of Derry to London Public Service Obligation (PSO) Air Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t26-075cro-city-of-derry-to-london-public-service-obligation-pso-air-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06ac48). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Derry City and Strabane District Council: "T26-075CRO City of Derry to London Public Service Obligation (PSO) Air Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £7,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 10 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Derry City and Strabane District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derry-city-and-strabane-district-council-ons-n09000005)
- **Published Value:** £7,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 October 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0A
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t26-075cro-city-of-derry-to-london-public-service-obligation-pso-air-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06ac48#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ac48`

## 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/t26-075cro-city-of-derry-to-london-public-service-obligation-pso-air-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06ac48#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.etendersni.gov.uk

## Description
This ITT has been issued by Derry City and Strabane District Council (the Council) for the Provision of a Public Service Obligation air route from City of Derry Airport (CODA) to a London airport. This can be any of the following 6 London Airports, listed in alphabetical order: London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London City, London Luton, London Southend and London Stansted. A London airport has been defined by the Department for Transport (DfT) as any airport that can access transport zone 1 of London within 60 minutes by rail. Tenderers are strongly encouraged to give more than one option of London airport with separate cost estimates for each airport. This will enable consideration of the value-added elements provided through hub access. It should be noted that slots must be available to operate the schedule at the chosen London airport and must be acquired by the airline through the regular slot allocation process. Slots will not be made available by Government through ring-fencing. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £7,200,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 01/04/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082048-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-28T08:49:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T23:55:01.496Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ac48