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Provision of Airfield De-Icer (Fluid and Granules) at Ten Airports

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

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27 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
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27 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities)
Tender

23 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F5 - Contract Notice (Utilities)
Summary of the contracting process

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited sought an external supplier for airfield runway de-icer at ten airports: Benbecula, Campbeltown, Dundee, Islay, Inverness, Kirkwall, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tiree and Wick. The requirement covered potassium formate-based liquid de-icer and granular sodium formate runway de-icer products, supplied for use in airport operations. This is a goods procurement focused on winter airfield safety and runway treatment. The airports operate under standards and regulatory requirements associated with bodies including the Civil Aviation Authority, Department for Transport, International Civil Aviation Organisation, Health and Safety Executive and Scottish Environment Protection Agency. The buyer is Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, based at Inverness Airport.

The procurement was cancelled after the tender process because the published evaluation methodology contained an error. The stated quality and price weighting was incorrect; the replacement opportunity is intended to use 30% quality and 70% cost, with the other requirements, specifications, terms and supporting documents unchanged. It had been run as an open procedure for an estimated £4.5 million, with electronic submission and English-language tenders. The original tender deadline and bid opening were 13 August 2026 at 12 noon, and bids were to remain valid until 12 February 2027. The proposed contract period was 1,440 days. Selection required economic and financial stability, relevant experience, mandatory technical compliance and a minimum 50% quality score. No contract was awarded.

This procurement indicates recurring operational demand from a multi-airport operator for specialist runway de-icing products rather than general-purpose chemicals. Suppliers likely to be credible when the requirement returns will need dependable manufacture or distribution of potassium formate liquid and sodium formate granular products, together with the capacity to supply ten geographically dispersed airports. They should be able to evidence relevant experience, financial stability, technical capability and compliance with mandatory product and service requirements. Understanding airport winter operations, runway treatment, storage arrangements, application equipment and environmental controls would strengthen a future response. Suppliers must also be prepared for a quality-and-cost evaluation, meet the buyer’s technical pass requirements and demonstrate compliance with aviation, safety and environmental obligations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Airfield De-Icer (Fluid and Granules) at Ten Airports

Notice Description

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) have a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Potassium Formate-based liquid de-icer and granular Sodium Formate runway de-icer products.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) have a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Potassium Formate-based liquid de-icer and granular Sodium Formate runway de-icer products. HIAL's airports are operated in accordance with the regulatory standards of statutory bodies including the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Department for Transport (DfT), International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). HIAL Airports hold Controlled Activity Regulations (CAR) licences, designed to prevent and control pollution. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) audit HIAL using the SEPA scheme called Compliance Assessment Scheme (CAS). CAS has been designed to demonstrate the level of compliance associated with specific licence conditions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000836750
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560919
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities)
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

24 - Chemical products

CPV Codes

24951310 - De-icing agents

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 7JB
Postcode Area
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
TLM6 Highlands and Islands
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Culloden and Ardersier
Westminster Constituency
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

Further Information

Notice Documents

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