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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: FLIGHT PLANNING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES – EXPORTING OPPORTUNITY
2. Awarding Authority: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills acting on behalf of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Opportunity type Public Sector
Industry Aerospace, Airports
An airline authority has invited an EOI for a flight planning system and associated services.
The airline is engaged in the business of air transportation of passengers, cargo and related activities.
The flight planning system you provide should be able to:
auto generate a computerised flight plan and all associated dispatch documents along with the briefing package
instantly auto generate a route
generate a flight plan on the most economical and safe route
general Euro control, North Atlantic High Level Airspace (NAT HLM), Polar and Pacific Organised Track System (PACOT) compliant routes
update a Notice to Airmen (NTA) restriction as soon as it is issued and provide a flight plan on a restriction free route
generate an unlimited number of flight plans at a fixed charge
It will also need to:
generate an escape route along with map view in flight plan where applicable
show one engine inoperative drift down altitude and grid minimum off-route altitude in the flight plan
show approach climb limited take-off weight, runway take off weight and landing limited take-off weight in the flight plan
avoid bad weather scenarios on auto generated routes
count overfly charges for economy route calculation including a country wise breakdown of updated overfly charge involvement in the flight plan
have a mobile device based application for the pilots to receive briefing package
provide a North Atlantic track message as soon as it is generated by the appropriate authority
have Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitor (RAIM) check capability for generating routes
You will need to:
have an Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN) channel for submitting flight plans, and sending and receiving messages using your own AFTN address
provide 4D aircraft tracking facilities
The airline has a fleet size of:
B-787-8 (4 aircrafts)
B-787-9 (2 aircrafts)
B-777-300ER (4 aircraft)
B-737-800 (6 aircraft)
Dash-8 (5 aircraft)
It has a daily flights frequency of around 40 to 60 domestic and 40 to 50 international flights.
The airline serves 8 domestic and 25 international destinations.
Its currently uses a SITA flight briefing online and graflite flight planning system.
If interested, you should provide information demonstrating that you have the required qualifications and relevant experience to implement the flight planning system and associated services.
5. CPV Code(s): 63110000, 72212120, 50210000, 72268000, 48100000
6. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Bangladesh
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Opportunity closing date 18.11.2021.
11. Address to which they must be sent: To register your interest in the above opportunity please visit:
12. Other information: TKR-2021113-EX-1719302