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ID 6330156 - PSNI DAC 13/25 - Helicopter Maintenance and Role Equipment

POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Feb 2026 at 14:43

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

07 Jan 2026 at 10:25

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has completed the procurement process for a contract valued at £9,942,000, focused on helicopter maintenance and role equipment. This direct award contract, titled "PSNI DAC 13/25 - Helicopter Maintenance and Role Equipment," falls under the services category and follows Northern Irish devolved regulations. The procurement method employed was a direct award due to unique technical reasons, involving a single, large-scale supplier who holds intellectual proprietary rights crucial to the service. The contract will span from 20th February 2026 to 31st December 2028, ensuring the continuity of PSNI's aerial support operations from a base in Northern Ireland, a key aspect of their Crime Operations Air Support Unit.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in repair and maintenance services of helicopters, particularly those with capabilities in managing mature, high flying rate fleets. The contract's award to a supplier with exclusive rights underlines the importance of having proprietary technologies and established infrastructure in working with specialised aircraft systems. Businesses with unique competencies, experience in national security operations, and an integrated logistics support framework that meet the stringent technical and regulatory requirements are perfectly positioned to engage in similar future opportunities. The PSNI's reliance on such providers underscores the expanding demand for niche expertise and strategic partnerships in the public safety and aviation sectors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ID 6330156 - PSNI DAC 13/25 - Helicopter Maintenance and Role Equipment

Notice Description

PSNI currently have 2 Eurocopter Helicopters operating from a location in Northern Ireland. Provision of aerial support is a province wide asset managed by Crime Operations Air Support Unit. The direction of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) states that an operator (PSNI) of an aircraft must have a maintenance agreement in place with suitability licensed suppliers to provide continuing airworthiness and the respective maintenance services, without these formal arrangements in place the aircraft would have to be grounded. The supplier is the original and sole equipment manufacturer of the PSNI aircraft types; the design is their Intellectual Property and shall not be delegated or licensed to a 3rd party. The supplier is the Type Certificate Holder for the core aircraft design and it is responsible for defining the aircraft's "build standard, safe operation and maintenance of airworthiness policy". The platform design, qualification data and safety case empowers the supplier to specify the requirements and mandate modifications for all components (includes specialist role equipment) fitted to the core aircraft and mission systems. The supplier is an CAA approved continuing airworthiness management organisation and a BCAR A8-23 authorised helicopter maintenance organisation. They have intellectual proprietary rights to the equipment fitted on the aircraft. The aircraft is used for national security type specific duties and is fitted with specialist surveillance equipment. They have the unique competency to manage mature, high flying rate fleets as the OEM and they are the sole source for providing a single integrated solution, they offer an integrated logistics support utilising their supply chain, access to national stock levels and availability of all specialist tooling. They have existing infrastructure in place for the delivery of this service and have unique knowledge and experience in working with PSNI and their specific operational needs since aircraft entry into service.

Procurement Information

All public procurements should comply with Public Procurement Policy (PPP) and Managing Public Money NI. The value of this Direct Award Contract (DAC) (i.e PS9,942,000) exceeds the UK Threshold and therefore the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) (as amended) and Procurement Regulations 2024 (PR24) (as amended) apply. There are direct award justifications provided for under Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the PA23 which permit a Contracting Authority to award a public contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier, and the following conditions are met: - (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and where (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0600a9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011974-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50212000 - Repair and maintenance services of helicopters

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£8,285,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Feb 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jan 20261 months ago
Contract Period
20 Feb 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND
Additional Buyers

CPD - SUPPLIES & SERVICES DIVISION

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT5 6LE
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Sydenham
Westminster Constituency
Belfast East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WITHHELD SECTION94 SUPPLIER

Further Information

Notice Documents

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