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# Drone Test and Development Centre Operating Systems

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drone-test-and-development-centre-operating-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-03c351). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED: "Drone Test and Development Centre Operating Systems". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/satellite-applications-catapult-limited-GB-COH-07964746)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air traffic control software package, Air transport services, Air-traffic control systems, Aviation ground support software package, Control, safety, signalling and light equipment (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c351`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drone-test-and-development-centre-operating-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-03c351#tl-md)

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Unmanned Transport Management
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34962220, 34990000, 48120000, 48121000, 48131000, 72212120
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Please see the attached document for more information. Additional information: Please see the attached document for more information.

### Lot 2: Conspicuity Technology
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34962220, 34990000, 48120000, 48121000, 48131000, 72212120
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Please see the attached document for more information. Additional information: Please see the attached document for more information.

### Lot 3: Safety Management, Conops, Policy & Regulation
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34962220, 34990000, 48120000, 48121000, 48131000, 72212120
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Please see the attached document for more information. Additional information: Please see the attached document for more information.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011558-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-21T14:54:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T18:42:41.902Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c351