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ClosedStage · contract

BlueLight Commercial

Provision of Police Aviation Services including a Fleet Replacement Programme

TransportCPV 60000000 60400000 60420000 60424000 60440000
Value£184.0m
Deadline28 Feb 2022
Published20 Mar 2025
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 20 Mar 2025ClosedCloses 28 Feb 2022
Contract value in context
£184.0mtotal contract value
median £64k
this tender£0£198.7m

This is a large award for Transport Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,160 valued Transport Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

This procurement aims to establish a police aviation services Framework Agreement.

Immediately following the award of the Framework Agreement, WYCA intends to enter into two initial call-off contracts for: LOT 1.

The lease or capital purchase of seven rotary aircraft for the police purpose, such aircraft to be modified with police role equipment; and LOT 2.

The delivery of an outsourced police air support service to the London region.

Or awarding under LOT 3 - A combination of Lots 1 and 2.

BLC is establishing a 6-year Framework Agreement (4 years plus an optional extension of 2 years).

The estimated value of £184,000,000 for Lot 1 is based on the potential value over the full framework term.

It is envisaged that the value for the initial call-off contract will be £80,500,000.

Its anticipated that the call off contract length for Lot 1 is: transition period plus a 10-year lease.

The estimated value for Lot 2 is £92,680,000.

It is anticipated that the call off contract length for Lot 2 is: transition period (inclusive of obtaining PAOC) plus a 10-year contract period.

Please note the estimated value of £276,680,000 for Lot 3 is based on the potential value over the full framework term.

It is envisaged that the value for the initial call-off contracts will be £173,180,000.

Please note, this notice is for the award of Lot 1 only.

Please note BlueLight Commercial Limited (being the current contracting authority of the Procurement, having replaced West Yorkshire Combined Authority as the Authority) took the decision to abandon Lot 2 and Lot 3 of this Procurement.

The Authority decided that, in light of the quantum of the initial bids and the indication from tenderers given during subsequent commercial workshops, that these initial bids would likely only increase at final tender stage, it would not represent value for money to the public purse, for it to proceed with Lot 2 and Lot 3 of the Procurement.

Bidders were notified of this abandonment on 5th July 2024.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The delivery of an outsourced police air

The delivery of an outsourced police air support service to the London region.

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Source & provenance
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
20250320131056-91087
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