Air transport services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 60400000·Services · class·in Transport & Passenger Services
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
Newest open tenders
2 of 3 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision for Public Service Obligation Air Services | Argyll and Bute Council | 15 Jan 2027 | 81d | £1,977,796 |
| T26-075CRO City of Derry to London Public Service Obligation (PSO) Air Service | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | £7,200,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
60400000 Air transport services23 notices · 79%- Public road transport services 284 · 12m
- Road transport services 116 · 12m
- Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver 79 · 12m
- Taxi services 78 · 12m
- Special-purpose road passenger-transport services 34 · 12m
- Railway transport services 20 · 12m
- Non-scheduled passenger transport 18 · 12m
- Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver 11 · 12m
- Hire of water transport equipment with crew 11 · 12m
- Non-scheduled air transport services 8 · 12m
- All of Transport & Passenger Services →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities38%(11 notices)
11 of 29 notices are Local authorities (38%).Central government24%(7 notices)
7 of 29 notices are Central government (24%).Other public bodies21%(6 notices)
6 of 29 notices are Other public bodies (21%).Education & universities3%(1 notices)
1 of 29 notices are Education & universities (3%).Not classified14%(4 notices)
4 of 29 notices are Not classified (14%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Peak District National Park Authority | Other public bodies | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | Local authorities | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Orkney Islands Council | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| The Highland Council | Local authorities | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Transport Scotland | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Argyll and Bute Council | Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BLACKPOOL COUNCIL | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CNES | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 20 of 29 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract86%(25 notices)
25 of 29 notices are Contract (86%).Framework14%(4 notices)
4 of 29 notices are Framework (14%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open45%(13 notices)
13 of 29 notices are Open (45%).Selective24%(7 notices)
7 of 29 notices are Selective (24%).Limited / restricted14%(4 notices)
4 of 29 notices are Limited / restricted (14%).Direct award10%(3 notices)
3 of 29 notices are Direct award (10%).Route not published7%(2 notices)
2 of 29 notices are Route not published (7%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold100%(2 notices)
2 of 2 notices are Above threshold (100%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 27 awards to 16 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Loganair Limited | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| DirectFlight | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions LLC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| T.S.L. CONTRACTORS LTD. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Airbus Helicopters UK Limited | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| A. H. HELICOPTER SERVICES LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ALCI Aviation Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Air Charter Scotland Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 11 of 29 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in air transport services
3 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| T26-075CRO City of Derry to London Public Service Obligation (PSO) Air Service | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | £7,200,000 |
| Provision for Public Service Obligation Air Services | Argyll and Bute Council | 15 Jan 2027 | 81d | £1,977,796 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 6040. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.