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Provision for Public Service Obligation Air Services
Argyll and Bute Council wants a single operator to run scheduled air services between Oban and three Hebridean islands (Coll, Colonsay, Tiree) as a public service obligation. The operator must provide the aircraft, crew, maintenance, ticketing and customer service.
- Closes15 January 2027, 12 noon
- Published23 October 2026
- Value£2.0m
- BuyerArgyll and Bute Council
- WhereOban to Coll, Colonsay and Tiree
- CategoryTransport & vehicles
- RegionScotland
You'll want to look if you operate scheduled air services and have the aircraft and crew to run routes on behalf of a local authority.
Possible incumbent
PDG Helicopters won election flight services from this buyer in October 2026, but that is helicopter charter rather than scheduled air services. Inferred from prior awards to this buyer, not confirmed.