--- title: "BLC0174 The Provision of Rotary Wing Aircraft Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eab6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04eab6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eab6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eab6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY (OR SUCH OTHER SUCCESSOR BODY, COMPANY, ORGANISATION WHO SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL POLICE AIR SERVICE OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF)" published: "2025-09-22" --- # BLC0174 The Provision of Rotary Wing Aircraft Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management Buyer: WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY (OR SUCH OTHER SUCCESSOR BODY, COMPANY, ORGANISATION WHO SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL POLICE AIR SERVICE OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eab6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04eab6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eab6.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves the provision of Rotary Wing Aircraft Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management, spearheaded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, which acts as the contracting authority for the National Police Air Service (NPAS). The process is presently in the tender stage, managed by BlueLight Commercial. This open competitive flexible procedure seeks to award a single supplier contract for services that encompass maintenance, airworthiness management, supply chain logistics, and modifications amongst others. The anticipated service commencement date is slated for 1st October 2027, post a mobilisation period starting on 7th August 2026. The tender, valued at £275 million, falls into the services category, focusing on repair and maintenance of rotary-wing aircraft, with submissions required by 31st October 2025. Award criteria weight essential qualities such as price, quality, and social value, aiming for a potentially extensible seven-year contract duration. This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses in the aerospace maintenance and engineering sectors, particularly those with expertise in rotary-wing aircraft. It offers a significant contract term with potential extensions, providing stability and growth potential for the successful bidder. Businesses adept in supply chain management, spare parts provision, and airworthiness compliance will find this tender well-suited to their capabilities. The process encourages competitive submissions through a transparent and open procedure, fostering an environment where innovation and efficiency can flourish, ultimately supporting business growth and resilience in a dynamic market. ## Notice This tender opportunity has been issued by BlueLight Commercial who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Rotary Wing Aircraft Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management. This contract is being tendered on behalf of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) who are the contracting authority responsible for the National Police Air Service (NPAS) (i.e. NPAS is not a separate, incorporated entity and therefore WYCA currently enters into contractual arrangements on behalf of NPAS). BlueLight Commercial provides commercial support services to police forces and blue light organisations across England and Wales and has been appointed by WYCA to administer the Procurement. NPAS is operated by West Yorkshire Police on behalf of the 43 police forces of England and Wales together with British Transport Police in those areas. NPAS have a national network of bases across England and Wales and a fleet of 20 rotary-wing aircraft and 4 fixed-wing aircraft. NPAS therefore require a supplier to provide maintenance and continuing airworthiness management for their rotary-wing aircraft fleet. This will include the provision of: * Maintenance Services * Continuing Airworthiness Management * Supply Chain, Spare Parts and Obsolescence * Modifications, Design and Installation * Warranty and Third-Party Contract Management * Compliance and Safety Management * Change Management, Mobilisation and transition * Contract Management, Management Information, Service Continuity and Payments The requirement will be tendered as a single supplier contract. The anticipated service commencement date of the Contract is 1st October 2027. Any changes to this commencement date will be communicated to all Bidders through the 'BlueLight' e-tendering portal. The length of the Contract Term shall be discussed as part of the negotiation stage and will be confirmed at Final Tenders. Bidders are requested to submit a tender response at Initial Tenders for a minimum 5-year contract term with the possibility of an extension for a further 2-year contract term (5 + 2 years). For clarity, the Contract Notice is published to allow for a contract term that is longer than 5 + 2 years. Accordingly, the Contract Notice is for a 7-year contract term with the possibility of an extension for a further 2-year term (7 + 2 years). The Contract Value is set at PS275m which is based on the spend during a 9-year contract term. This value is used to provide the maximum flexibility to allow for any potential volatility in pricing and potential modifications to existing aircraft that may take place. Please note the Contract Commencement is planned for 07/08/2026 with a Service Commencement Date of 01/10/2027 to allow for the mobilisation period. BlueLight Commercial reserves the right to refine the award criteria at Stage 3 of this procurement process, in accordance with Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. The final award criteria and associated weightings will be published prior to the invitation of final tenders at Stage 3 of the procurement. Refinements to the award criteria may include, but are not limited to: a. adding sub-criteria to those set out in the tender notice/associated tender documents; b. adding more detail to existing main criteria set out in tender notice/associated tender documents; c. adding more detail to existing sub-criteria set out in the tender notice/associated tender documents; d. changing weightings within the pre-existing range as indicated in the table above. The potential range of the Award Criteria weightings are detailed as follows: Price: 40% - 50% Quality: 40% - 50% Social Value: 10% ### Planning Information As part of this market engagement, BLC and NPAS are requesting information from suppliers to further understand the capabilities of the market. A request for information via a written response is being requested in the first instance. As well as a proposed face-to-face market engagement session. This is proposed to be held between Wednesday 2nd and Friday 4th April 2025, the location of this is to be confirmed. Suppliers wishing to attend must register their interest via a message through the portal by 5pm on Wednesday 26th March 2025. Further details of dates and timings will then be provided. BLC reserve the right to only invite Suppliers to this session who can confirm they meet the requested minimum requirements. Further details of this session and the written request for information can be found by expressing interest through the Intend portal. https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-details?tid=286834 As part of this market engagement, BLC reserve the right to also engage directly with the OEM providers of equipment relating to the existing and future rotary wing aircraft. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058697-2025 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Sep 2025 | | Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2025 | | Future notice date | 1 Jul 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Aug 2026 - 6 Aug 2033 | | Recurrence | 2033-08-01 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £275,000,000 | | Lots value | £275,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY (OR SUCH OTHER SUCCESSOR BODY, COMPANY, ORGANISATION WHO SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL POLICE AIR SERVICE OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF) | | Additional buyers | BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 2DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 42 - Industrial machinery - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 34711000 - Helicopters and aeroplanes - 34731700 - Parts for helicopters - 42113170 - Rotary equipment - 50212000 - Repair and maintenance services of helicopters ## Release History - 22 Sep 2025 at 17:17 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058697-2025 - 7 Mar 2025 at 16:10 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008413-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058697-2025 22nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008413-2025 7th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ## Notice URLs - https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-details?tid=286834 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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