---
title: "Helicopter Support Services Framework"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-087498"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-087498.json"
source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NATURAL RESOURCES WALES"
published: "2023-03-03"
---

# Helicopter Support Services Framework

Buyer: NATURAL RESOURCES WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-087498

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## Summary

Natural Resources Wales has awarded a contract for the "Helicopter Support Services Framework" to Airbourne Solutions Ltd. The contract, currently active, is valued at £1,200,000 in GBP and has a duration of 1620 days. The procurement process encompasses services related to firefighting support, reconnaissance during fires, and flood incident assistance, among other operations. The contract has been extended by 6 months until 31/08/2023 due to wildfire risk, with a need for ongoing support to tackle wildfires.

This tender presents a business opportunity for companies, especially small and medium enterprises, that can provide helicopter support services for firefighting, reconnaissance, and flood-related operations. Businesses well-suited to compete should have experience in providing aviation support services to public sector organisations like Natural Resources Wales. The procurement is in the award stage, and successful bidders stand to benefit from a long-term contractual relationship with regular service extensions based on operational requirements.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NRW is seeking to award a framework for the supply of helicopter support services for firefighting, reconnaissance during fires and post fire damage assessment, and to assist flooding incidents. The principle purpose of the requirement is to support the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) in tackling grassland, moorland and forest fires. Where a fire has become well established and/or is out of control on the land we manage or neighbouring land where conditions pose a threat to our land,and when authorised by NRW other areas of similar countryside manged by third parties. A secondary purpose of this requirement will be on an ad hoc basis to provide support to departments within NRW for other operations such as lifting sandbags or stone for flood defence work or mountain footpath repair. The contract modification will extend the service by 6 months (until 31/08/2023) to cover a period of high wildfire risk while a service review is undertaken.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=087498 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Feb 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,200,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL RESOURCES WALES |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF24 0TP |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Plasnewydd |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff East |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AIRBOURNE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60424120 - Hire of helicopters with crew

## Release History

- 3 Mar 2023 at 00:00 - AwardUpdate - OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=087498

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR429896
  Helicopter Support Services Framework

## Notice URLs

- http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-087498
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

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