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Satellite Applications Catapult

Drone Test and Development Centre Operating Systems

IT ServicesCPV 48121000
ValueValue not published
Deadline
Published21 Apr 2023
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement@sa.catapult.org.uk

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The brief

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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The facility provides the ground infrastructure

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.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c351
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
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Buyer ref
011558-2023
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