Awarded Contract

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Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/03/2025

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Awarded Contract

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Preliminary Data

Type of contract: Services
Procedure: Negotiated
Awarded Procedure Type: Negotiated

Contact information

Official name: BlueLight Commercial Limited
Url:
Address line 1: Lower Ground, 5-8 The Sanctuary
Town: London
Postal Code: SW1P 3JS
Country: England
Contact person: Deborah Walker
E-mail: Deborah.Walker@bluelight.police.uk
Phone: +447929759923

Contract information

Title attributed to the contract: Provision of Police Aviation Services including a Fleet Replacement Programme
Description:

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. 

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
60400000   Air transport services
60424100   Hire of aircraft with crew
60444000   Aircraft-operation services

Dates
Expire date: 28/02/2022 12:00
Contract start date: 01/03/2023
Contract end date: 28/02/2029

Values
Lowest value: 0
Highest value: 276680000

Complementary information

Is this suitable for SME (Small and Medium Enterprises)?:
Is this suitable for VCSE (Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise)?:

Region(s)
Any Region

Additional Details

Attachment 0
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=42814&B=BLUELIGHT

Additional data
Attachment 1
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/91087

User / Company

Award Information

Awarded Date: 21/02/2025
Awarded Value: 184,000,000.00
Contract start date: 21/02/2025
Contract end date: 20/02/2031

Supplier Information 0
Supplier's name:
Airbus Helicopters UK Limited
Supplier's address:
Oxford Airport Kidlington OX5 1QZ
Contact person:
DUNS number of supplier:
217403948
Additional information:
This is an award to Lot 1 only.

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