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Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C

Real Life Support Provision for Watchkeeper Operational Field Trials

ConstructionCPV 45000000 45200000 45210000 45212000
Value£130k
Deadline6 Jul 2017
Published13 Jul 2017
RegionWales
Timeline
Published 13 Jul 2017ClosedCloses 6 Jul 2017
Contract value in context
£130ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

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The brief

Background.

Watchkeeper (WK), the Army's Tactical Unmanned Air System, will undertake Operational Field Trials (OFT) from 18 Sep - 5 Nov 17.

A Military Permit for Trials Flying (MPTF) has been issued for these trials, which will run under the Accountable Manager (Military Flying) for the Thales Flight Operations Organisation (FOO).

The Thales FOO operate from West Wales Airport, in Aberporth, using the adjacent range danger areas in Cardigan Bay for all WK trials activity.

The MPTF ties Thales FOO to West Wales Airport for the OFT.

Army support is required to both facilitate and add realism to the OFT.

A full WK sub-unit will deploy to West Wales Airport over the 7 week trial period.

A tented camp will be built to accommodate the 80-120 personnel participating in the trial; this camp must be properly established with cooking facilities ablutions and enabling utilities and facilities (water, power, infrastructure).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Army support is required to both facilitate

Army support is required to both facilitate and add realism to the OFT.

02

A tented camp will be built

A tented camp will be built to accommodate the 80-120 personnel participating in the trial; this camp must be properly established with cooking facilities ablutions and enabling utilities and facilities (water, power, infrastructure).

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