Provision for Public Service Obligation Air Services
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Description
Argyll and Bute Council is seeking to appoint a single operator to deliver Public Service Obligation (PSO) Air Services connecting Oban with the islands of Coll, Colonsay and Tiree. The Contract is for a four-year period commencing on 16 September 2027 and ending on 15 September 2031. The Services are intended to provide safe, reliable, resilient and financially sustainable air connectivity for island communities, supporting access to education, healthcare, essential services, employment, tourism and economic development. The successful Operator shall be responsible for the operation, management and delivery of the scheduled air services, including aircraft, crew, maintenance, booking and ticketing arrangements, customer service, marketing, performance reporting and associated operational activities in accordance with the Contract requirements.
Key facts
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Contact
- Annabel Traversannabel.travers@argyll-bute.gov.uk
- Category
- services
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Provenance
- Source
- PCS Scotland
- Notice id
- rls-4-OCT567240
- OCID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000846446
- First seen
- 23 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 23 Oct 2026
Licence Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — Public Contracts Scotland.
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