Northern Lighthouse Board awards £59.36m helicopter services deal to PLM Dollar Group
The General Lighthouse Authorities have signed a bilateral aviation contract to keep remote navigation aids serviced by air.
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Northern Lighthouse Board has awarded PLM Dollar Group Ltd, trading as PDG Aviation Services, a £59.36m contract for helicopter services backing the Marine Aids to Navigation Strategy to 2037. The deal, procured jointly with the Corporation of Trinity House as a Bi-GLA arrangement, covers passenger and cargo transport to remote aids across the UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Key facts
buyer
Northern Lighthouse Board
value
£59.36m
supplier
PLM Dollar Group Ltd (trading as PDG Aviation Services)
published
2026-07-03T16:30:04Z
procedure or type
award
Northern Lighthouse Board has awarded PLM Dollar Group Ltd, trading as PDG Aviation Services, a contract worth £59.36m to run helicopter services supporting its Marine Aids to Navigation Strategy to 2037.
The contract covers a reliable, integrated passenger and cargo service, including internal and underslung loads, to reach and maintain remote Aids to Navigation. It also requires the supplier to recover from weather, aircraft technical failure and other disruptions, and to respond to casualties anywhere in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
The notice describes the deal as procured as a "Bi-GLA", meaning Northern Lighthouse Board has run the exercise jointly with the Corporation of Trinity House, the two bodies together forming the "General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs)" that share responsibility for marine navigation aids around the UK.
The award, dated 2026-06-13T23:00:00Z, was published on Contracts Finder on 2026-07-03T16:30:04Z under reference BIP1035979269.
Buyers and suppliers tracking marine and aviation support contracts can view the award notice for the full terms; any onward work would run through Northern Lighthouse Board and Corporation of Trinity House as the contracting GLAs, with PLM Dollar Group Ltd as the named supplier delivering the service.