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BlueLight Commercial

RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line Of Sight) Development Intelligent Partner

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 35613000
Value£400k
Deadline14 Mar 2023
Published9 Feb 2023
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 9 Feb 2023ClosedCloses 14 Mar 2023
Who to contact
Roy Towler
roy.towler@bluelight.police.uk
+44 7929726422

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£400ktotal contract value
median £210k
this tender£0£17.6m

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The brief

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) is reviewing the feasibility of being able to deliver police air support across England and Wales via a combination of Rotary Aircraft, Fixed Wing Aircraft and RPAS.

The initial requirement of this project is to conduct a review of a draft NPAS police air support delivery/deployment model.

This will aid the understanding of demand and how and where RPAS with BVLOS capability could enhance service delivery as part of a blended fleet.

An initial analysis of historical NPAS operational data will be presented to the preferred bidder (selected through this tender) by NPAS.

This data will be overlaid with the performance parameters of potential RPAS capabilities.

Each recommended site will then be classified as accepted or rejected and a list provided of the improvements/changes that would need to be implemented for a site to become fully capable of being operational.

The successful implementation of this project, may lead to further work.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) is

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) is reviewing the feasibility of being able to deliver police air support across England and Wales via a combination of Rotary Aircraft, Fixed Wing Aircraft and RPAS.

02

The initial requirement of this project is

The initial requirement of this project is to conduct a review of a draft NPAS police air support delivery/deployment model.

03

Each recommended site will then be classified

Each recommended site will then be classified as accepted or rejected and a list provided of the improvements/changes that would need to be implemented for a site to become fully capable of being operational.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a482
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
004093-2023
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