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Primary Surveillance Radar Maintenance (LSI)

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Contract for the provision of engineering and maintenance services to ensure the safety, efficiency, and reliability of air traffic control systems and equipment at Compass Head, Sumburgh, Shetland. Services include servicing and maintenance of equipment to ensure continued operation whilst replacement radar is sourced by HIAL.

Awarded to

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NATS (Services) Limited

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Contract value
£65k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Sept 2025
Award ID
059802-2025-HIA-1901-1
Status
active
Location
Whiteley, UKM6, PO15 7FL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV34960000 — Airport equipment
  • CPV34968000 — Airport Surveillance System and Lighting System
  • CPV63731000 — Airport operation services
  • CPV71311240 — Airport engineering services

Lots

  • Requirement is for the continue maintenance of the Primary Surveillance Radar at Compass Head, Shetland. The Compass Head radar is owned and operated by NATS Services Limited; the radar has passed it's operational life expectancy and HIAL is currently undertaking procurements that will provide a replacement so that NATS may decommission the radar. Due to internal restructuring and lack of resources, it has become necessary to re-contract with NATS to provide continued maintenance for the radar for a further 2 years whilst the replacement radar is sourced and installed. This notice serves as a record of the award of that extension without prior competitionValue not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
HIA-1901
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Requirement is for the continue maintenance of the Primary Surveillance Radar at Compass Head, Shetland. The Compass Head radar is owned and operated by NATS Services Limited; the radar has passed it's operational life expectancy and HIAL is currently undertaking procurements that will provide a replacement so that NATS may decommission the radar. Due to internal restructuring and lack of resources, it has become necessary to re-contract with NATS to provide continued maintenance for the radar for a further 2 years whilst the replacement radar is sourced and installed. This notice serves as a record of the award of that extension without prior competition

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
63731000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Airport operation services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
Description
Requirement is for the continue maintenance of the Primary Surveillance Radar at Compass Head, Shetland. The Compass Head radar is owned and operated by NATS Services Limited; the radar has passed it's operational life expectancy and HIAL is currently undertaking procurements that will provide a replacement so that NATS may decommission the radar. Due to internal restructuring and lack of resources, it has become necessary to re-contract with NATS to provide continued maintenance for the radar for a further 2 years whilst the replacement radar is sourced and installed. This notice serves as a record of the award of that extension without prior competition

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Shetland Isles

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34960000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Airport equipment
Entry 2
Id
34968000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Airport Surveillance System and Lighting System
Entry 3
Id
63731000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Airport operation services
Entry 4
Id
71311240
Scheme
CPV
Description
Airport engineering services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-100
Name
Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM6
Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV2 7JB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Head Office, Inverness Airport

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
AIRPORT_RELATED_ACTIVITIES
Scheme
TED_CE_ACTIVITY
Description
Airport-related activities

Identifier

Legal Name
Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

Contact

Name
Procurement
Fax Number
+44 1667464300
Telephone
+44 1667462445
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-148142
Name
NATS (Services) Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM6
Locality
Whiteley
Postal Code
PO15 7FL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Corporate Technical Centre, 4000 Parkway

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
NATS (Services) Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-9687
Name
Inverness Justice Centre

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV1 1AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Longman Road

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Inverness Justice Centre

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463230782

Award information

Award 1
Id
059802-2025-HIA-1901-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-148142
Name
NATS (Services) Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
059802-2025-HIA-1901-1
Status
active
Award ID
059802-2025-HIA-1901-1
Date Signed
25 Sept 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
65,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Inverness · UKM6 · IV2 7JB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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