Public Contracts Scotland

Provision of Aircraft Brokerage Services

Scottish Government

Awarded
services
Scotland

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Key details

Contracting authority
Scottish Government
devolved government
Region
United Kingdom
Contract value
£587,897ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
18 September 2025

Procurement

Contract period
1 September 2025 - 28 February 2026
5 months
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 66130000 Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
  • 34710000 Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft
  • 34711000 Helicopters and aeroplanes
  • 34711100 Aeroplanes

What happened

Scottish Government awarded this contract to DirectFlight worth £387,061 on 12 Sept 2025. The contract runs until 28 Feb 2026.

Description

The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate is seeking to appoint a qualified and experienced aircraft broker to market, manage and execute the sale of 2 Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II aircraft together with associated spare parts inventory. The aircraft are currently in operational use and will become available for sale from 31 July 2025.

The tender for services would involve proposals for storage, preservation and maintenance of the aircraft and spare parts until such time as they are sold.

Additional information

SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis.

Question scoring methodology for Award Criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender.

0 - Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement.

1 - Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.

2 - Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.

3 - Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.

4 - Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
DirectFlight
Award value
£387,061
Award date
12 September 2025

Contact

Address
5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU
Contact name
Sophie Stark

Identifiers

Buyer reference
CASE/693111
Notice ID
rls-52-SEP539608
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000800653

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