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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 069934/S 000-2026
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Global bid

F05: Contract notice – utilities

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

Postal address: Head Office, Inverness Airport
Town: Inverness
Region: United Kingdom
Postal code: IV2 7JB
Country: United Kingdom

Contact Person: Kirsty McVeigh
Telephone: +44 1667462445
Email: procurement@hial.co.uk
Fax: +44 1667464300

Internet addresses

I.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Electronically
via

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type

I.5) Main activity
Airport-related activities

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Airfield De-Icer (Fluid and Granules) at Ten Airports
Reference number: HIA-26-019

II.1.2) CPV Codes
Main CPV code
24951310

II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies

II.1.4) Short description
Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) have a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Potassium Formate-based liquid de-icer and granular Sodium Formate runway de-icer products.

II.1.5) Estimated Total Value
Value (excluding VAT)
4,500,000
Currency
GBP

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Contract/Lot No
1

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKM6 – Highlands and Islands
Main site or place of performance
Benbecula
Campbeltown
Dundee
Islay
Inverness
Kirkwall
Stornoway
Sumburgh
Tiree
Wick

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) have a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Potassium Formate-based liquid de-icer and granular Sodium Formate runway de-icer products.
HIAL’s airports are operated in accordance with the regulatory standards of statutory bodies including the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Department for Transport (DfT), International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). HIAL Airports hold Controlled Activity Regulations (CAR) licences, designed to prevent and control pollution. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) audit HIAL using the SEPA scheme called Compliance Assessment Scheme (CAS). CAS has been designed to demonstrate the level of compliance associated with specific licence conditions.

II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name: Technical
Weighting: 70

Cost
Name: Price
Weighting: 30

II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Duration in days
1440
This contract is subject to renewal
No

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No

III) Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module.

III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
Tenderers will be required to demonstrate sufficient economic and financial stability, as well as the necessary suitability and technical capability outlined in the SPD.
Tenderers are required to achieve a minimum score of 50% in the SPD Experience examples.
After successfully passing the SPD, tenderers must achieve a PASS in the mandatory technical requirements.
Following successfully achieving a PASS in the mandatory technical requirements, a minimum of 50% must be achieved in the Quality Criteria.
The winning Tender will be the one that achieves the highest combined Score (Price 30% and Quality 70%).

III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required
Parent Company Guarantee (PCG) as applicable.

IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Tender submission deadline
2026-08-13 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English

IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
2026-08-13 12:00

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until
2027-02-12 23:59

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 2026-08-13 12:00
Place: Virtual
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
Kirsty McVeigh (Procurement Specialist), Andrew Wands (Procurement Specialist), and Jelili Oyetunde (category Manager) are the authorised persons to open the tenders

VI) Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement
No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Tenderers will be required to describe how their organisation will enhance local communities and support the provision of tangible community benefits, specifically in relation to the provision of the Contract.
(SC Ref:836750)
Download the ESPD document here:

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name
Sheriff Court
Postal address: Sheriff Court House, Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Town: Inverness
Postal code: IV2 7JB
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2026-07-23 16:35