Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 34710000·Supplies · class·in Transport Equipment & Vehicles
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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.
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 12 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
1 of 2 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Space Technology Solutions | Government Commercial Agency | 30 Jul 2031 | 1,736d | — |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
34712000 Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles13 notices · 24%34711300 Piloted aircraft11 notices · 20%34711200 Non-piloted aircraft10 notices · 18%34712200 Satellites9 notices · 16%34711110 Fixed-wing aircrafts7 notices · 13%34711500 Helicopters6 notices · 11%34712100 Spacecraft6 notices · 11%34711100 Aeroplanes5 notices · 9%- Road equipment 245 · 12m
- Motor vehicles 169 · 12m
- Heavy-duty motor vehicles 151 · 12m
- Passenger cars 105 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 47 · 12m
- Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 46 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons 40 · 12m
- Ships 36 · 12m
- Traffic-monitoring equipment 35 · 12m
- Horse or hand-drawn carts, other non-mechanically-propelled vehicles, baggage carts and miscellaneous spare parts 34 · 12m
- All of Transport Equipment & Vehicles →
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.
Central government78%(43 notices)
43 of 55 notices are Central government (78%).Other public bodies7%(4 notices)
4 of 55 notices are Other public bodies (7%).Education & universities7%(4 notices)
4 of 55 notices are Education & universities (7%).Police, fire & emergency4%(2 notices)
2 of 55 notices are Police, fire & emergency (4%).Local authorities2%(1 notice)
1 of 55 notices is Local authorities (2%).Not classified2%(1 notice)
1 of 55 notices is Not classified (2%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | Central government | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| UK Space Agency | Central government | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED | Other public bodies | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| University of Northumbria at Newcastle | Education & universities | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Government Commercial Agency | Central government | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Air Commercial, RAF High Wycombe | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | Central government | 1 | 1 | 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 14 of 55 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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| South East England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — |
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.
Contract82%(45 notices)
45 of 55 notices are Contract (82%).Framework16%(9 notices)
9 of 55 notices are Framework (16%).Dynamic purchasing system2%(1 notice)
1 of 55 notices is Dynamic purchasing system (2%).
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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.
Route not published38%(21 notices)
21 of 55 notices are Route not published (38%).Open24%(13 notices)
13 of 55 notices are Open (24%).Limited / restricted20%(11 notices)
11 of 55 notices are Limited / restricted (20%).Selective13%(7 notices)
7 of 55 notices are Selective (13%).Direct award5%(3 notices)
3 of 55 notices are Direct award (5%).
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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 threshold86%(12 notices)
12 of 14 notices are Above threshold (86%).Below threshold14%(2 notices)
2 of 14 notices are Below threshold (14%).
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (19) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
7 of 17 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 2 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
7 of 12 awards where the winner declared its size.
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 · 34 awards to 29 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Airbus Helicopters UK Limited | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Colena Ltd T/A Heliguy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Centreline AV Limited | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Evolve Dynamics Limited | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| ARACE Kft | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alpha Bravo Aviation LTDA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Avior Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BuzzFlyer 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 · 14 of 55 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in helicopters, aeroplanes
2 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Space Technology Solutions | Government Commercial Agency | 30 Jul 2031 | 1,736d | — |
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 3471. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 22 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.