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Provision of Police Aviation Services including a Fleet Replacement Programme | UKGovscan
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AWARDEDProcurement notice · 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)Ref ocds-h6vhtk-02bf85
Provision of Police Aviation Services including a Fleet Replacement Programme
The Delivery of an Outsourced Police Air Support Service to the London Region
2,160 days (≈5.9 yrs)
£92,680,000
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unsuccessful
Lot 3
A Combination of Lots 1 and 2
2,160 days (≈5.9 yrs)
£276,680,000
1
single bid — no competition
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unsuccessful
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Award criteria
Weightings from the notice, applied to every lot.
Quality55%
Social Value10%
Price35%
Government spending data: This supplier has received £261,914,524 in 1,533 payments (over £25k) from Ministry of Defence, West Yorkshire Police, MOD Payments on Account, MOD GPC, Derbyshire Constabulary (2012-11-05 to 2026-03-31). View full payment history →
Key Dates
Published
20 November 2025
Tender Open
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Tender Deadline
28 February 2022
Award Date
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Contract Signed
21 February 2025
Contract Start
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Contract End
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Notice Amendments
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendment 1
Name and addresses (I.1)): 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) Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street Leeds LS1 2DE → BlueLight Commercial Limited (Company Number 12517649) registered office at Lower Ground, 5-8 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3JS with effect from 13th September 2023.
The tender documentation associated with notice reference: 2022/S 000-002330 stated that the Contracting Authority (as defined in the Public Contract Regulations 2015) was West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2DE. This has changed, for the Framework Agreement only, to BlueLight Commercial 12517649 Lower Ground, 5-8 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3JS with effect from 13th September 2023.
Amendment 2
Description of the procurement (II.2.4)): The lease or potential capital purchase of Rotary Aircraft for the police purpose. A requirement of 7 aircraft is anticipated, however this may vary. The aircraft must be able to be modified with police role equipment. The contract will include the ongoing requirements of the aircraft as per the Technical Specification. → The lease or potential capital purchase of Rotary Aircraft for the police purpose. A requirement of 7 aircraft is anticipated, however this may vary. The aircraft must be able to be modified with police role equipment. The contract will include the ongoing requirements of the aircraft as per the Technical Specification. For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authorities authorised to access the framework agreement(s) will be the entity entering into the lease agreements with third party finance providers.
The tender documentation associated with notice reference: 2022/S 000-002330 stated that any leases for the aircraft would be held by the bidders. This model has been changed so that participating contracting authorities (authorised to access the framework agreement(s)) will be the entity entering into the lease agreements with third party finance providers.
Procurement Details
Method
Selective — suppliers are shortlisted first
Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Route to market
Framework set up
Main category
Services
Category
Helicopters
Delivery location
UK
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
BLCAviation003
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes
60400000 – Air transport services; 34711500 – Helicopters; 60424100 – Hire of aircraft with crew; 60444000 – Aircraft-operation services; 60440000 – Aerial and related services