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title: "Aerial Surveillance and Survey Services - Storage and Maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058d11"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2025-08-22"
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# Aerial Surveillance and Survey Services - Storage and Maintenance

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058d11

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## Summary

The Scottish Government, operating under its Marine Directorate in Aberdeen, has completed an award process for the contract titled "Aerial Surveillance and Survey Services - Storage and Maintenance." Categorised under surveillance services, this procurement falls within the services industry and is based in the UKM region. The contract, managed via a limited procurement method without prior competition, was extended due to technical reasons under clause 72 (1)(b) of relevant legislation. The extension, necessary to maintain aircraft before their scheduled sale, is valued at £96,000 and is set to ensure the continuity of essential services. The supplier, Airtask Group, was chosen due to their unique capability to meet the urgent maintenance requirements.

This procurement presents specialised opportunities for SMEs engaged in aircraft maintenance and operation services, especially those capable of handling specific compliance and technical requirements. Businesses offering fixed-wing aerial surveillance and maintenance services can leverage this contract to demonstrate their expertise and reliability to high-profile clients like the Scottish Government. Given the nature of the contract extension and the vital role of technical competence, firms that can provide a ready-to-implement maintenance plan will be particularly well-suited to seize similar opportunities in the future.

## Notice

Award of extension of contract to store two aircraft and maintain them ready for removal.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of contract for extension of our aerial surveillance and survey services contract without seeking offers through a formal procurement procedure has been untaken due to unforeseeable circumstances. Under clause 72 (1)(b) of the legislation, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition where all the conditions are fulfilled. In this case, the grounds for not exposing to competition are as follows: The aircraft are due to be sold by the Scottish Ministers. Brokerage services are due to commence on 1 September 2025 so this leaves a lapse time of one month from end of service provision. Storage of the two aircraft and maintenance of the aircraft including a D-check which is due on one aircraft will have to be done to ensure maintain of their value. The present supplier is the only supplier able to provide a CAA maintenance agreed plan to undertake such a service and thus a short extension to our existing contract has been made for a period of one month.

### Procurement Information

Award of contract for extension of our aerial surveillance and survey services contract without seeking offers through a formal procurement procedure has been untaken due to unforeseeable circumstances. Under clause 72 (1)(b) of the legislation, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition where all the conditions are fulfilled. In this case, the grounds for not exposing to competition are as follows:

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050966-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £96,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB11 9DB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Torry/Ferryhill |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen South |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AIRTASK GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 34711110 - Fixed-wing aircrafts
- 34711300 - Piloted aircraft
- 34711400 - Special-purpose aircraft
- 50211100 - Aircraft maintenance services
- 60444000 - Aircraft-operation services
- 60445000 - Aircraft operating services
- 79714000 - Surveillance services
- 79961200 - Aerial photography services

## Release History

- 22 Aug 2025 at 14:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050966-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000808035
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:048073-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482

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