Tenders for rights to run 2024 Air Display (FOI)

​​​Request

​A

How many tenders for the rights to run the 2024 Jersey Air Display were received?

B

Which was the successful tender for this year's display?

C

Which Minister was responsible for deciding which tender to accept?

D

How much of a grant will the air display be given this year?

Response

A and B

The Government of Jersey does not directly tender for, nor procure, air display organisers. Any organiser who can demonstrate to Jersey’s Bailiff’s Chambers and Director of Civil Aviation that they are a competent authority is free to advance plans for an air display in Jersey.

To do so applicants will need to meet six criteria to be assessed against. They include safety of the event, stakeholder relationships, economic and environmental impact, and to reflect the island’s history as well as its future and how it could attract visitors and renew the interest of islanders. 

These points were reflected in an article published in March 2023 where it was emphasised that government funding should represent value for money for island taxpayers. The link to the relevant article is attached below for reference:

Jersey air display support to be based on new criteria - BBC News (bbc.co.uk) ​

C

The Minister for Sustainable Economic Development may allocate grant funding from budgets within the Department for the Economy.

D

The Government of Jersey is in discussions with Jersey International Air Display Limited about 2024 grant funding. The final grant funding figure is yet to be confirmed and will be subject to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and delivery targets for the event.  Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 therefore applies. 

Article applied 

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.​