Leopold - I have to say that if the SAR H contract ended up providing a service as good as your Hong Kong one, then I would have nothing to moan about. However, as we keep coming back to, the contract must be extremely well written and the eventual contractor must have the ethos to provide the best service for the money rather than one that just ticks the boxes of the contract requirements.
HAL - I'm not sure why you are unhappy with the SAR H process - CHC are about to take over as service provider for the CivSAR flights as they were awarded the interim contract so why shouldn't they attend and present at seminars alonside the MCA and military? The competition for the full 2012 contract is still open but to suggest that all or none of the bidders should be allowed to present at seminars is pointless. The decision on the contract will be made by reference to the supplied bids, not a few presentations at seminars.