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Published 28 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

THE PROVISION OF A LEASED SINGLE ENGINE PISTON HIGH WINGED AIRCRAFT - UID 75

Authority: Historic England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Final published estimate£136,000initial estimate £123,000 · 1 value update2.1% below published estimate

Submissions closed 13 Mar 2026awarded 19 Mar 2026

Awarded to Avior Ltd

Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Aerial Survey team of Historic England would like to lease an aircraft to undertake 150 hours of flying per year for the purposes of taking oblique and vertical aerial photographs. The aircraft should be based at Oxford airfield. The contract is for a total of four years.

CPV: Aircraft and spacecraft · Aircraft operating services · Aircraft-operation services · Fixed-wing aircrafts · Non-piloted aircraft · Piloted aircraft · Special-purpose aircraft

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 yrsPublished value£136,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs)Value: £136,000 exc. VAT · £163,200 inc. VAT

34700000 Aircraft and spacecraft 34711110 Fixed-wing aircrafts 34711200 Non-piloted aircraft 34711300 Piloted aircraft 34711400 Special-purpose aircraft 60444000 Aircraft-operation services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Simple description: Price Weighting 30% Quality Weighting 70% 2x Pass/Fail

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT
Last source update: 31 Mar 2026, 14:36 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
Authority reference: P/REF 00000529
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-007752
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Aircraft and spacecraftAircraft operating servicesAircraft-operation servicesFixed-wing aircraftsNon-piloted aircraftPiloted aircraftSpecial-purpose aircraft
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06114d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 13 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
Clarification deadline: 9 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx… ↗

Timeline

28 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published272 days ago
28 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT
Clarification questions by233 days ago
9 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
Submission deadline229 days ago
13 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
Award decision expected by225 days ago
16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent223 days ago
19 Mar 2026
Standstill ends211 days ago
30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published211 days ago
31 Mar 2026, 14:36 BST
Contract starts210 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
28 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
5 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
UK4
Published value updated to £136,000
5 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
was £123,000
Deadline moved to 13 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
5 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
+7 days · was 6 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
Contract award notice published
19 Mar 2026, 16:09 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
19 Mar 2026, 16:09 GMT
Contract details notice published
31 Mar 2026, 14:36 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Published amendments (1)

Following an internal review of the budget, we have realised we have under budgeted, therefore, we have increased the overall budget by 10% to £136,000 excluding VAT and £163,200 with VAT.

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-01: 1 release · 28 Jan 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £133,2001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Avior LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030	£133,200	19 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

THE PROVISION OF A LEASED SINGLE ENGINE PISTON HIGH WINGED AIRCRAFT - UID 75 · Avior LtdSME
Signed
31 Mar 2026
Value
£133,200
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXLY-5862-RMML The Engine House, Swindon, South West, SN22EHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Avior LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02926754 Graffham, Petworth, South East, GU280NLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender31 Mar 2026, 14:36 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Mar 2026, 16:09 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender5 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT