NPAS Fuel Farms Maintenance Award | FloFuel Support Ltd

Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 17:06.

Opportunity overview

NPAS Fuel Farms Maintenance and Inspection: NPAS has 15 bases across England and Wales and operates without borders providing air support to police forces using a centralised operations centre which directs activity. The aircraft are fitted with a variety of equipment and sensors to enable a robust service delivery thereby managing public safety and risk. NPAS operates 24 hours a day and 365 days a year and does so in both day and night environments under single-pilot Visual and Instrument Flight Rules. Within these bases are Fuel Bowsers that require to be serviced and maintained in accordance with JIG4 to allow NPAS aircraft to always remain mobile. All fuel tanks and pumping equipment require a planned maintenance regime and cover for emergency or ad hoc call-outs to ensure the safe receipting, storage, checking and dispensing of fuel. All parts of the receipting, storage, testing and dispensing system, whether fixed or mobile, need to be inspected, checked, tested, cleaned and certified fit for use. The Supplier must have the capacity and resource to service all the required bases and satellites in England & Wales.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

FloFuel Support Ltd

Match pending…

Published award value: £1.8m
Awarded: 15 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PCPR-3644-ZJYG
Location: Oxon, UKJ14, OX29 7PL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot LOT-0001Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: BLC 0172
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: LOT-0001
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (or such other successor body, company, organisation who shall have the responsibility of being the contracting authority of the National Police Air Service or any part or parts thereof)
Id: GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

Address

Street Address: Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
Locality: Leeds
Postal Code: LS1 2DE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKE42

Contact

Name: Joshua Dawkins
Email: joshua.dawkins@bluelight.police.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.bluelightcommercial.police.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: BlueLight Commercial Ltd.
Id: GB-COH-12517649
Role Details: Conducting procurement activity on behalf of the National Police Air Service

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 12517649

Address

Street Address: Lower Ground 5-8, The Sanctuary
Locality: London
Postal Code: SW1P 3JS
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI32

Contact

Name: Joshua Dawkins
Email: joshua.dawkins@bluelight.police.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

processContactPoint

Organisation 3

Name: FloFuel Support Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PCPR-3644-ZJYG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PCPR-3644-ZJYG

Address

Street Address: Lakeside Industrial Park
Locality: Oxon
Postal Code: OX29 7PL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ14

Contact

Email: servicemanager@fsluk.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: NPAS Fuel Farms Maintenance and Inspection
Status: pending
Date: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: LOT-0001
Related Lot: LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 50000000
Description: Repair and maintenance services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 50200000
Description: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 2,112,000
Amount: 1,760,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PCPR-3644-ZJYG
Name: FloFuel Support Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 30 Nov 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description: two optional 12 month extensions.

Related lots

LOT-0001

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098138-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098138-2026 ↗
Published: 16 Oct 2026, 15:56
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS1 2DE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

040680-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 1 May 2026, 15:49
040695-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 1 May 2026, 16:15
098138-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 16 Oct 2026, 15:56

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

West Yorkshire Combined Authority, acting for the National Police Air Service (NPAS), has announced a pending award to FloFuel Support Ltd for maintenance and inspection of fuel farms and bowsers across NPAS bases in England and Wales.

Published outcome signals

Published award statusPending awardEvidence: Award 1 status is "pending" in the Contract award notice published 16 October 2026.
Standstill periodEnds 27 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTCEvidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-27T23:59:59+00:00.
Future signature milestoneScheduled for 28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTCEvidence: Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" has dueDate 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00 and status "scheduled".

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed6 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098138-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ffe4
First published: 1 May 2026
Last checked: 16 Oct 2026, 17:06
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 16 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award 1 names FloFuel Support Ltd for the single published lot. The award remains pending, with a standstill period ending 27 October 2026 and a future signature milestone scheduled for 28 October 2026; the published data does not confirm a signed or active contract.

Market significance

This is a national, aviation-support maintenance requirement covering planned servicing, inspection, testing, cleaning, certification and call-out support for NPAS fuel infrastructure.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

FloFuel Support Ltd

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots LOT-0001 · £1,760,000 excluding VAT; £2,112,000 including VAT GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 lists FloFuel Support Ltd as supplier for LOT-0001 and records amount £1,760,000 and amountGross £2,112,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published award status

99% confidence

Pending award

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Award 1 status is "pending" in the Contract award notice published 16 October 2026.

Standstill period

99% confidence

Ends 27 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-27T23:59:59+00:00.

Future signature milestone

99% confidence

Scheduled for 28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC

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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" has dueDate 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00 and status "scheduled".

Contract status

99% confidence

Not confirmed as signed or active

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The award is pending and the signature date is a scheduled future milestone.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£1,760,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 1760000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£2,112,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 2112000 GBP.

Published tender value ceiling

90% confidence

£1,500,000

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Process value_max is 1500000 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

1 May 2026

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Release history records tender notices published on 1 May 2026.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

1 June 2026, 13:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-06-01T13:00:00+01:00.

Award decision date

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice published

99% confidence

16 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Award notice 098138-2026 was published on 2026-10-16T15:56:18+01:00.

Planned contract period

99% confidence

1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029

View supporting evidence

Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-12-01 and endDate is 2029-11-30.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Maintenance and inspection of NPAS fuel farms and fuel bowsers

View supporting evidence

The published description identifies servicing and maintenance of fuel bowsers and the fuel receipting, storage, testing and dispensing system.

Services

99% confidence

Planned maintenance, emergency or ad hoc call-outs, inspection, checks, testing, cleaning and certification for use

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These activities are stated in the tender description.

Operational footprint

98% confidence

15 NPAS bases and satellites across England and Wales

View supporting evidence

The description states NPAS has 15 bases across England and Wales and requires capacity to service required bases and satellites.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One published lot: LOT-0001

View supporting evidence

Tender lots and Award 1 both reference LOT-0001.

CPV classifications

99% confidence

50000000 Repair and maintenance services; 50200000 repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment

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Award item classifications list these CPV codes and descriptions.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Process procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Yes

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of tenders and evaluation results not supplied in the published data.

View supporting evidence

No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation narrative is provided.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Planned initial term

99% confidence

Three years

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The planned period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029.

Extension options

99% confidence

Two optional 12-month extensions

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Award 1 renewal description states "two optional 12 month extensions."

Maximum potential end date

99% confidence

30 November 2031

View supporting evidence

Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-11-30T23:59:59+00:00? No: the published maxExtentDate is 2031-11-30T23:59:59+00:00.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Service delivery requirement

97% confidence

Suppliers need nationwide operational capacity across NPAS bases and satellites, alongside responsive call-out capability.

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The scope requires capacity and resource for all required bases and satellites and covers emergency or ad hoc call-outs.

Technical operating environment

99% confidence

The requirement concerns safety-critical aviation fuel infrastructure maintained in accordance with JIG4.

View supporting evidence

The description states fuel bowsers must be serviced and maintained in accordance with JIG4 to support aircraft mobility.

Value comparison

99% confidence

The pending award value excluding VAT (£1.76m) is higher than the published process value ceiling (£1.5m); the source does not explain the difference.

View supporting evidence

Process value_max is £1,500,000 while Award 1 amount is £1,760,000 excluding VAT.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-04ffe4
Analysed: 16 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Contracting authority

99% confidence

West Yorkshire Combined Authority, or a successor body responsible for NPAS

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This is the buyer name recorded in the process and tender data.

Procuring entity

99% confidence

BlueLight Commercial Ltd.

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BlueLight Commercial Ltd. is identified as procuringEntity, conducting procurement activity on behalf of NPAS.

Service context

98% confidence

National Police Air Service aviation support

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The description states NPAS provides air support to police forces through a centralised operations centre.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

96% confidence

FloFuel Support Ltd

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The supplier party and Award 1 both name FloFuel Support Ltd. Supplier identity status is not_applicable; no verified Companies House name was supplied.

Supplier classification

99% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details specify scale "sme".

Supplier location

95% confidence

Oxon, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Supplier address locality is Oxon and postcode is OX29 7PL.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Earliest recompetition timing

85% confidence

Estimate: around late 2029 if no extensions are exercised

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The planned initial end date is 30 November 2029; two optional 12-month extensions are available.

Latest potential end date

95% confidence

Estimate: around late 2031 if both options are exercised

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The published maximum extent date is 30 November 2031.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award and contract lifecycle clarity

99% confidence

This is a pending award announcement, not evidence of a concluded, signed or active contract.

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Award status is pending; standstill ends 27 October 2026 and future signature is scheduled for 28 October 2026.

Supplier verification limitation

99% confidence

No verified Companies House legal name or company number was supplied. FloFuel Support Ltd is reported as named in the source, with identity status not_applicable.

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Supplier verification fields contain no verified company name or number and status is not_applicable.

Value inconsistency

99% confidence

The published tender ceiling and award value differ; no explanation or value basis was supplied.

View supporting evidence

Process value_max is £1,500,000; award value.amount is £1,760,000; process value_basis is null.

Lot detail limitation

99% confidence

LOT-0001 has no published lot title, description or separate lot value.

View supporting evidence

The lot record has null title, description and value fields.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published record is a pending award announcement; it does not confirm signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
No bid count, unsuccessful bidder information, award scores, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown or savings information was supplied.
No verified Companies House legal name or company number was supplied for FloFuel Support Ltd; the supplier name is reported as published.
LOT-0001 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
The tender value ceiling (£1.5m) and award value excluding VAT (£1.76m) differ, and the published data does not explain the difference.
The contract start date, extension exercise decisions and final signed terms remain unconfirmed.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who has been named for the NPAS fuel farms maintenance award?

FloFuel Support Ltd is named as supplier for Award 1 and LOT-0001.

Is the NPAS contract signed?

No signed contract is confirmed in the published data. The award is pending, and a future signature milestone is scheduled for 28 October 2026.

What is the published award value?

The award records £1,760,000 excluding VAT and £2,112,000 including VAT.

How long is the planned contract term?

The planned initial period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

BLC0172 - NPAS Fuel Farms Maintenance and Inspection

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

FloFuel Support Ltd

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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