Published date: 31 January 2025

Last edited date: 27 May 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 March 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hire of helicopters with crew - 60424120

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£67,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP900738591

Published date

31 January 2025

Closing date

3 March 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

12 July 2026

Contract end date

30 November 2039

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Text to be corrected in the original notice:
Place of text to be modified: II.2.5) Award criteria:
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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.

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About the buyer

Address

84 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DA
UK

Telephone

+441314733131

Email

procurement@nlb.org.uk