Award

Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AIRPORTS LIMITED

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process undertaken by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited involves the contracting of services related to Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance. The buying organisation is located at Inverness Airport, and the contract pertains to airport-related activities within the Highlands and Islands region. The procurement falls under the 'services' category and was executed through a limited procurement method due to reasons of extreme urgency. The contract was awarded without prior publication owing to internal restructuring, and it is planned to be reassessed once the new procurement team is fully resourced by mid-2025. The contract has been signed on 24th March 2025, summarising notable award and contract details with NATS (Services) Limited, valued at over two million pounds sterling.

This tender creates opportunities for businesses specialising in air traffic engineering, maintenance, and technical support services, especially those equipped to handle urgent transitions and service continuity. Companies with expertise in air traffic control systems, equipment servicing, and navigating logistics within the extant regulatory framework would be best suited to compete. Given the critical nature of air traffic services and the stringent timelines required, businesses that can offer agility, reliability, and a robust safety assurance mechanism stand to gain by participating in similar future procurement processes.

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Notice Title

Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services

Notice Description

Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services focus on ensuring the safety, efficiency, and reliability of air traffic control systems and equipment. Services include servicing, maintenance, upgrades, and support for key Air Traffic systems and equipment.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Requirement is for Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services. Due to internal restructuring and lack of resources, it has become necessary to extend the provision of HIAL's current Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services with the incumbent supplier for a further 2 years. This notice serves as a record of the award of that extension without prior competition.

Procurement Information

The Contract was awarded under Regulation 48.1(d) for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the utility, the time limits for open procedure, restricted procedure or negotiated procedure with prior call for competition cannot be complied with. A full open procedure was planned for this contract's replacement however the utility underwent a period of change resulting in the internal restricting and replacement of their Procurement Team. It is anticipated that the new Procurement Team will be fully resourced by mid-2025 and will then be in a position to commence options appraisals and pre-procurement activities for the replacement service provision. Any change in Service Provider would require a period of transition following any procurement procedure. Due to the critical nature of this service and the time limits required for re-procurement and transition; the utility must extend the current service provision so that a fully planned procurement, and (potentially) Service Provider transition, can take place.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000794897
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533144
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities)
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

34960000 - Airport equipment

34968000 - Airport Surveillance System and Lighting System

63731000 - Airport operation services

71311240 - Airport engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,767,094 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AIRPORTS LIMITED
Contact Name
Daniella Peel
Contact Email
procurement@hial.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1667462445

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 7JB
Post Town
Inverness
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Culloden and Ardersier
Westminster Constituency
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATS (SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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