The new [well July] tender options for continuing the Coastguard SAR provision suggests that the current contract could be split between England and Wales and Scotland.
The contract will be for the provision of the ‘Gap Search and Rescue Helicopter Service’ on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to cover all MCA coverage areas. This service will require an all-weather SAR Helicopter Service able to operate throughout the UK in the maritime environment and with limited overland capability. The service is currently based at Portland, Lee-on-the-Solent, Sumburgh and Stornoway, operates 365 days a year on a 24hr basis (apart from Portland which operates on a 12hr basis (daytime operation). Service delivery shall continue from Lee-on-the-Solent and Portland. Bidders can consider alternative locations for service delivery on the Isle of Lewis and The Shetland Islands.
Might Jigsaw fit into this as a cost sharing measure?