ClosedTransport services

Bi-Lateral GLA Aviation Services Project[E16]

Edinburgh, United KingdomNorthern Lighthouse Board[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: II.2.5) Award criteria: Instead of: II.2.5) Award criteria: Criteria below Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10 Cost criterion - Name: Financial / Weighting: 40 Read: II.2.5) Award criteria: Criteria below Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 55 Quality criterion -…
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 3 Mar 2025, 00:00 UTC. UTC: 3 Mar 2025, 00:00 UTC.
Published 31 Jan 2025.
Value: GBP 67,000,000
Buyer: Northern Lighthouse BoardSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 3 Mar 2025, 00:00 UTC
Value[E17]: GBP 67,000,000
Published[E14]: 31 Jan 2025
Procedure[E13]: Negotiated procedure
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 30 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: II.2.5) Award criteria: Instead of: II.2.5) Award criteria: Criteria below Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10 Cost criterion - Name: Financial / Weighting: 40 Read: II.2.5) Award criteria: Criteria below Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 55 Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10 Cost criterion - Name: Financial / Weighting: 35 The procurement of the Northern Lighthouse Board and the Corporation of Trinity House (together the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs)) helicopter services support for their Marine Aids to Navigation Strategy to 2037 by providing the means to access and maintain their more remote Aids to Navigation. An effective helicopter service is a vital element in the provision of the GLAs' service to the mariner: a reliable, efficient and cost-effective network of marine Aids to Navigation. The required outcomes of this contract are: -A reliable, integrated, passenger andcargo (internal and underslung) service. -A helicopter service which is able to recover from weather, aircraft technical failure and other disruptions to planned activities -A service able to respond quickly and efficiently to casualties (light or other navigational aid failures) at any time and in any place in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. * Please note this contract is being procured as a Bi-GLA.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E8]
ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E9]
ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E10]
ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E6]
ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E11]
ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E7]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Northern Lighthouse Board.
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 60424120 (Hire of helicopters with crew).
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“UK”
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 3 Mar 2025, 00:00 UTC.
“2025-03-03T00:00:00Z”
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: II.2.5) Award criteria: Instead of: II.2.5) Award criteria: Criteria below Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50 Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10 Cost criterion - Name: F…”
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: Isle of Man.
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Delivery location: Channel Islands.
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Delivery location: Europe.
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
Delivery location: Rest of the World.
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The procedure is: Negotiated procedure.
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice was published on 31 Jan 2025.
“2025-01-31T14:00:05Z”
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice is titled "Bi-Lateral GLA Aviation Services Project".
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
The stated value is GBP 67,000,000.
“67000000 GBP”
Document a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f-846972, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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