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

Derry City and Strabane District Council · Local authority

In brief

Derry City and Strabane District Council is looking for suppliers for this contract (Northern Ireland).

The estimated value is £7,200,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

Bids close at midday, Friday 30 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midday, Friday 16 October 2026
Bids by
midday, Friday 30 October 2026

How bids are scored

Quality 80% · Cost 20%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 74 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: www.etendersni.gov.uk.
  4. Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 16 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 30 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 052277-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 082048-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

131

Awards

65

Suppliers it has used most

  • D.F.P.F. Ltd4 contracts
  • Eakin Brothers Ltd3 contracts
  • Coyle Doherty and Company Ltd2 contracts
  • DMAC Consulting Engineers Ltd2 contracts
  • FP Mccann Limited2 contracts
  • McCloy Consulting Ltd2 contracts
  • NOW Project2 contracts
  • Visual Spectrum Studios Ltd2 contracts

From notice 052277-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 June 2026, last updated 28 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.