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Provision of Airline Data for Geographical Analysis

Office for National Statistics

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12 Aug 2026 at 10:20

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics bought detailed airline and flight data to support the design of its International Passenger Survey sample, based on selected flights. The requirement is a data service for geographical analysis, rather than the provision of flights, travel management or aviation operations. It concerns the supply of detailed information about airline activity that can be used to select and analyse flights for statistical research. The buying organisation is the Office for National Statistics, a central government public authority based in Newport. The procurement covers the data required for the ONS’s analytical work; the source does not identify a separate delivery site or operational location for providing the service. This is relevant to specialist aviation-data providers, flight-information businesses and data suppliers supporting official statistics or geographical research.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold procedure described as unknown. It comprised one lot. OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited was awarded the service, with the contract signed on 24 July 2026. The contract runs from 31 July 2026 to 30 July 2029. Its value is £112,293.72 excluding VAT, or £134,752.46 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The stated procurement category is services, classified as data services. The available outcome records the selected supplier and the contract period; the source does not set out a separate award date or detailed evaluation weighting. This is therefore an awarded, below-threshold purchase of airline data rather than a current bidding opportunity.

This procurement indicates established demand from the Office for National Statistics for specialist airline data that supports survey sample design and geographical analysis. A credible future supplier would need reliable access to detailed flight and airline information, the ability to identify and distinguish selected flights, and data that can support structured statistical and geographic analysis. Providers should be able to maintain consistent data quality across a multi-year service, supply information in a usable form, and support an analytical public-sector customer’s requirements. The awarded supplier is a large aviation-data business, showing that scale, specialist market coverage and an established capability in flight information are relevant competitive strengths. Businesses with comparable aviation datasets, analytical expertise and delivery capacity should monitor this buyer’s related requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Airline Data for Geographical Analysis

Notice Description

Purchase of detailed flight data for the IPS sample design based on selected flights.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e214
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076550-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£112,293 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 30 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Office for National Statistics
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
NP10 8XG
Postcode Area
Newport
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OAG AVIATION WORLDWIDE LIMITED

Further Information

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