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The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Managed Service

Administration
defence and social security services
Unmanned aerial vehicles
South West (UKK11)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: West Yorkshire Combined Authority: "The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Managed Service". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityWest Yorkshire Combined AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for West Yorkshire Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
5Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Yorkshire Combined Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
Last source update28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAdministration, defence and social security services, Unmanned aerial vehicles
Delivery area
South West (UKK11)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0447d2
What is being bought
BlueLight Commercial undertook a procurement procedure on behalf of the National Police Air Service (NPAS) with the Contracting Authority as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to award a contract for an Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Managed Service ProvisionThe UAS will take part in flight trials to assess a feasibility assessment of the possibility of delivering police air support in future via a blended fleet of crewed aircraft and UAS. Title to the UAS DOES NOT pass to the Authority on completion of the project.The Contracting Authority for the contract as a result of this procurement procedure is to be West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £1,500,000
    12 Mar 2024, 15:38 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    12 Mar 2024, 15:38 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    12 Mar 2024, 15:38 GMT
  9. Submission deadline changed to 15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
    12 Mar 2024, 15:38 GMT
  10. Buyer information updated
    12 Mar 2024, 15:38 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    BlueLight Commercial undertook a procurement procedure on behalf of the National Police Air Service (NPAS) with the Contracting Authority as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to award a contract for an Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Managed Service ProvisionThe UAS will take part in flight trials to assess a feasibility assessment of the possibility of delivering police air support in future via a blended fleet of crewed aircraft and UAS. Title to the UAS DOES NOT transfer to the Authority upon completionThe Contracting Authority for the contract as a result of this procurement procedure is to be West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 30 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT · £1,058,442
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Schiebel Aircraft GmbH
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Managed Service
£1,058,442 · signed 30 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 5 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 5 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 5 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 2 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-139476
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  • West Yorkshire Combined Authority
    buyer

    Wellington House, 40-50, Wellington Street, Leeds, UKE42, LS1 2DE
    roy.towler@bluelight.police.uk
    +44 7929726422

  • British High Court of Justice
    reviewBody

    Royal Courts of Justice, London, WC2A 2LL

  • Schiebel Aircraft GmbH
    supplier

    Margaretenstrasse 112, A-1050, Vienna, Vienna, AT13
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