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# The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Managed Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-uncrewed-aircraft-systems-uas-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0447d2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Yorkshire Combined Authority: "The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Managed Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Yorkshire Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000003)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration, defence and social security services, Unmanned aerial vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UKK11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,058,442 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0447d2`

## Before you bid
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- **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/the-provision-of-uncrewed-aircraft-systems-uas-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0447d2#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35613000, 75000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Managed Service (active)
  - Award id: `007468-2025-BLC-Aviation-159-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Schiebel Aircraft GmbH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-139477`
  - Value: £1,058,442 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Managed Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,058,442
  - Signed Date: 30/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007468-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-28T09:11:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T00:52:35.132Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0447d2