--- title: "Bi-Lateral GLA Aviation Services Project" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-35ab8bf4-11f2-4b9e-9dd3-8083076227be" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-35ab8bf4-11f2-4b9e-9dd3-8083076227be" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-35ab8bf4-11f2-4b9e-9dd3-8083076227be.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-35ab8bf4-11f2-4b9e-9dd3-8083076227be.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD" published: "2025-05-27" --- # Bi-Lateral GLA Aviation Services Project Buyer: NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-35ab8bf4-11f2-4b9e-9dd3-8083076227be [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-35ab8bf4-11f2-4b9e-9dd3-8083076227be) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-35ab8bf4-11f2-4b9e-9dd3-8083076227be.json) ## Summary The Northern Lighthouse Board, in collaboration with the Corporation of Trinity House, is actively procuring helicopter services as part of their Bi-Lateral GLA Aviation Services Project intended to support their Marine Aids to Navigation Strategy through to 2037. This procurement, classified under the CPV code "Hire of helicopters with crew," will span across the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, and other regions worldwide. The current stage of this procurement process involves a tender amendment, with the contract active from 12th July 2026 until 30th November 2039. The procurement is conducted through a selective, negotiated procedure, with quality, social value, and cost as award criteria. The tender period concluded on 3rd March 2025, and the total contract value is £67 million. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in aviation services, particularly those capable of providing reliable and efficient helicopter operations. Ideal candidates include small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can offer quick and effective responses to navigational aid failures, thereby enhancing the service provided to mariners. The emphasis on both quality and financial criteria suggests a competitive environment that rewards innovation and cost-effectiveness. Companies proficient in managing logistical challenges and weather-related disruptions, while maintaining operational efficiency, are particularly well-suited to benefit from this procurement opportunity. ## 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 11 Jul 2026 - 30 Nov 2039 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £67,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH2 3DA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60424120 - Hire of helicopters with crew ## Release History - 27 May 2025 at 18:10 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f - 31 Jan 2025 at 14:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a57a1280-de4c-4035-90ec-1c9740dced0f 27th May 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Edinburgh:-Hire-of-helicopters-with-crew./4D48H2YJ6T Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-35ab8bf4-11f2-4b9e-9dd3-8083076227be. 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