The Ministry of Justice announced yesterday that it had informed the interested parties of the results of the prequalification process.
The full, joint procurement process is for up to 16 SAR helicopters for Norway with an option for a further 6, and 1 SAR helicopter for Iceland with an option for 2.
The plan is to send the request for tender to the prequalified companies by the beginning of April 2012. First deliveries are expected in 2016 - and the Sea King should then be retired by the end of 2020.
And the prequalified companies are:
A) AgustaWestland Ltd
B) Eurocopter SAS
C) NHIndustries
D) Sikorsky International Operations Inc.
(Would it be possible perhaps to change the thread name, as EC225 is apparently not a more likely candidate than any of the other 3?)
Done!
SP