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T26-075CRO City of Derry to London Public Service Obligation (PSO) Air Service

Derry City and Strabane District Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 09:11.

Opportunity overview

This ITT has been issued by Derry City and Strabane District Council (the Council) for the Provision of a Public Service Obligation air route from City of Derry Airport (CODA) to a London airport. This can be any of the following 6 London Airports, listed in alphabetical order: London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London City, London Luton, London Southend and London Stansted. A London airport has been defined by the Department for Transport (DfT) as any airport that can access transport zone 1 of London within 60 minutes by rail. Tenderers are strongly encouraged to give more than one option of London airport with separate cost estimates for each airport. This will enable consideration of the value-added elements provided through hub access. It should be noted that slots must be available to operate the schedule at the chosen London airport and must be acquired by the airline through the regular slot allocation process. Slots will not be made available by Government through ring-fencing. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Classification

  • CPV60400000 — Air transport services

Lots

  • Lot 1£7.2m · Including VAT

Documents and notices

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
T26-075CRO City of Derry to London Public Service Obligation (PSO) Air Service
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
www.etendersni.gov.uk

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
30 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
16 Oct 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
10 Feb 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
7,200,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Please see tender documents for further detail

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
cost
Name
Cost
Description
Please see tender documents for further detail.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Apr 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Contract shall be effective from the date of award of Contract for an initial period of 2 years, with a view to extending for a further 24 months with the successful Operator. The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further 2 years, after the initial 2 year period. Any extension may be subject to further approval by DfT, Department for Economy (DfE) and Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Operator. The route will be 100% funded by the DfT and the DfE subject to a review of performance after 24 months. It should be noted that any recommendation made by Council will be subject to DfT and DfE value for money assessment and approval.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60400000
Description
Air transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN0A
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
082048-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Aug 2026, 09:49
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGJQ-8275-HLMG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGJQ-8275-HLMG

Address

Street Address
98 Strand Road
Locality
Derry
Postal Code
BT48 7NN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0A

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Derry · UKN0A · BT48 7NN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN0A · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 052277-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 082048-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·