Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Council Offices, Sandwick Road
Stornoway
HS1 2BW
UK
Telephone: +44 1851600501
E-mail: contracts@cne-siar.gov.co.uk
NUTS: UKM64
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00262
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Lifeline Air Services Benbecula – Stornoway 3 August 2026 – 31 March 2028
Reference number: 26 October 2026- 31 March 2028
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Additional services to current schedule
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
287 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60410000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM64
Main site or place of performance:
Benbecula - Stornoway
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of additional flights to current schedule.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-055565
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 26 October 2026 - 31 March 2028
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DirectFlight
Regus House, Fairbourne Drive
Milton Keynes
MK10 9RG
UK
Telephone: +44 7968792875
NUTS: UKH25
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 287 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract term is
26 October 2026 to 31 March 2028.
(SC Ref:842795)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Stornoway Sheriff Court
9 Lewis Street
Stornoway
HS1 2JF
UK
Telephone: +44 1851702231
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/09/2026