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title: "Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000794897"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AIRPORTS LIMITED"
published: "2025-06-24"
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# Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services

Buyer: HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AIRPORTS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000794897

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## Summary

The procurement process undertaken by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited involves the contracting of services related to Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance. The buying organisation is located at Inverness Airport, and the contract pertains to airport-related activities within the Highlands and Islands region. The procurement falls under the 'services' category and was executed through a limited procurement method due to reasons of extreme urgency. The contract was awarded without prior publication owing to internal restructuring, and it is planned to be reassessed once the new procurement team is fully resourced by mid-2025. The contract has been signed on 24th March 2025, summarising notable award and contract details with NATS (Services) Limited, valued at over two million pounds sterling.

This tender creates opportunities for businesses specialising in air traffic engineering, maintenance, and technical support services, especially those equipped to handle urgent transitions and service continuity. Companies with expertise in air traffic control systems, equipment servicing, and navigating logistics within the extant regulatory framework would be best suited to compete. Given the critical nature of air traffic services and the stringent timelines required, businesses that can offer agility, reliability, and a robust safety assurance mechanism stand to gain by participating in similar future procurement processes.

## Notice

Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services focus on ensuring the safety, efficiency, and reliability of air traffic control systems and equipment. Services include servicing, maintenance, upgrades, and support for key Air Traffic systems and equipment.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Requirement is for Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services. Due to internal restructuring and lack of resources, it has become necessary to extend the provision of HIAL's current Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services with the incumbent supplier for a further 2 years. This notice serves as a record of the award of that extension without prior competition.

### Procurement Information

The Contract was awarded under Regulation 48.1(d) for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the utility, the time limits for open procedure, restricted procedure or negotiated procedure with prior call for competition cannot be complied with. A full open procedure was planned for this contract's replacement however the utility underwent a period of change resulting in the internal restricting and replacement of their Procurement Team. It is anticipated that the new Procurement Team will be fully resourced by mid-2025 and will then be in a position to commence options appraisals and pre-procurement activities for the replacement service provision. Any change in Service Provider would require a period of transition following any procurement procedure. Due to the critical nature of this service and the time limits required for re-procurement and transition; the utility must extend the current service provision so that a fully planned procurement, and (potentially) Service Provider transition, can take place.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533144 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities) |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Mar 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 | £4,767,094 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AIRPORTS LIMITED |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV2 7JB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Culloden and Ardersier |
| Westminster constituency | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATS (SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 34960000 - Airport equipment
- 34968000 - Airport Surveillance System and Lighting System
- 63731000 - Airport operation services
- 71311240 - Airport engineering services

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533144
- 16 May 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530493

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530493
  Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services - Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services focus on ensuring the safety, efficiency, and reliability of air traffic control systems and equipment. Services include servicing, maintenance, upgrades, and support for key Air Traffic systems and equipment.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533144
  Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services - Air Traffic Engineering and Maintenance Services focus on ensuring the safety, efficiency, and reliability of air traffic control systems and equipment. Services include servicing, maintenance, upgrades, and support for key Air Traffic systems and equipment.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.hial.co.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000794897
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courts-and-tribunals/courts-tribunals-and-office-locations/find-us/inverness-justice-centre/

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