Presumably they meant invite the next highest bidder, as opposed to the next lowest bidder. Assuming of course that Bristow got the contract as the lowest bidder.
I do have time for Total. They are the only company who I've seen send representatives to witness their contract crews undergo annual recurrencey training. Which is a good thing.
The change-over of service providers will obviously need some lead time to manage. In the meantime, who is doing the work?