Official UK procurement notice
Drone Test and Development Centre Operating Systems
Authority: SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Satellite Applications Catapult (SAC) in partnership with the Buckinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership (Bucks LEP) have invested in the development of a Drone Test and Development Centre (DTDC). This dedicated facility located on the Westcott Venture Park comprising of a set of drone workshops and hangars, 270 metres of horizonal or vertical take-off runway and four dedicated drone VTOL UAS pads, became operational in 2023.
The facility provides the ground infrastructure for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations and onward development of UAS and their associated technology, and now requires the deployment of dedicated management information systems to govern its airspace and to ensure safe operation in a complex operating environment.
For more information please see the attached document.
CPV: Air traffic control software package · Air transport services · Air-traffic control systems · Aviation ground support software package · Control, safety, signalling and light equipment · Flight control software development services · Flight control software package
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Unmanned Transport ManagementPlanned
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Lot #2Conspicuity TechnologyPlanned
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Lot #3Safety Management, Conops, Policy & RegulationPlanned
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Apr 2023, 15:54 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2023, 15:54 BST
- Authority reference
SAC-PIN-24-006- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011558- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 Apr 2023 → 1 Jul 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published21 Apr 2023, 15:54 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Official documents & specifications
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