UK-Edinburgh: Hire of helicopters with crew.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Lighthouse Board
84 George Street, Northern Lighthouse Board, Edinburgh, EH2 3DA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1314733131, Email: procurement@nlb.org.uk
Contact: Northern Lighthouse Board
Main Address: https://www.nlb.org.uk, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nlb.org.uk
NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Bi-Lateral GLA Aviation Services Project Reference number: GLA/HELI/2221
II.1.2) Main CPV code:
60424120 - Hire of helicopters with crew.

II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short Description: The procurement of the Northern Lighthouse Board and the Corporation of Trinity House (together the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs)) helicopter services support for their Marine Aids to Navigation Strategy to 2037 by providing the means to access and maintain their more remote Aids to Navigation. An effective helicopter service is a vital element in the provision of the GLAs’ service to the mariner: a reliable, efficient and cost-effective network of marine Aids to Navigation. The required outcomes of this contract are:
-A reliable, integrated, passenger and cargo (internal and underslung) service.
-A helicopter service which is able to recover from weather, aircraft technical failure and other disruptions to planned activities
-A service able to respond quickly and efficiently to casualties (light or other navigational aid failures) at any time and in any place in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/05/2025

VI.6) Original notice reference:

Notice Reference: 2025 - 738150
Notice number in OJ S: 2025/S 000 - 003294
Date of dispatch of the original notice: 31/01/2025

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority

VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1

Section Number: II.2.5
Lot No: Not provided
Place of text to be modified: II.2.5) Award criteria:
Instead of: II.2.5) Award criteria:
Criteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Financial / Weighting: 40
Read: II.2.5) Award criteria:
Criteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 55
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Financial / Weighting: 35


VII.2) Other additional information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Edinburgh:-Hire-of-helicopters-with-crew./4D48H2YJ6T

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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Additional Addresses And Contact Points

IV) Address of the other contracting entity on behalf of which the contracting entity is purchasing
1. Contracting Authority/Entity:
The Corporation of Trinity House
Trinity House, Tower Hill,, London, EC3N 4DH, United Kingdom
Email: procurement@nlb.org.uk
Main Address: https://trinityhouse.co.uk
NUTS Code: UK