Tender

Drone Services

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderAmendment

18 Apr 2023 at 13:37

Tender

29 Mar 2023 at 09:30

Summary of the contracting process

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service is establishing a National framework agreement for Drone Services within the UK. The tender, titled "Drone Services," aims to enable and support drone services in the NHS and wider public sector. The procurement stage is in an open procedure, with a value of £8,000,000 GBP. The tender period ends on 3rd May 2023, and the contract period is from 30th May 2023 to 30th May 2025.

This tender for Drone Services provides significant business growth opportunities for companies involved in air transport services. Businesses that supply drones, operator pilots, maintenance and repair services, and training for drones, as well as those offering medical drone delivery services, are well-suited to compete for this opportunity. The Countess of Chester Hospital serves as the buying organisation, based in Chester, England, and the main procurement category is services.

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Notice Title

Drone Services

Notice Description

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service wishes to establish a National framework agreement to enable and support Drone Services within the NHS and Wider Public Sector within the UK. The purpose of this Framework Agreement is to allow provider(s) to offer services within the scope of the six Lots listed below: * Lot 1 - Supply of Drones, Associated Products and Software * Lot 2 - Supply of Drone Operator Pilots * Lot 3 - Hire of Drones, Associated Products and Software (including and excluding Operator Pilot) * Lot 4 - Maintenance, Repair and Servicing for Drones * Lot 5 - Training for Drones * Lot 6 - Supply of drones for medical drone delivery services Additional information: How to express interest and bid for this opportunity: 1) Browse to the e-sourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk (https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk) and click on view current opportunities; 2) Select the title of the ITT. 3) Review the ITT, framework agreement specifi cation, prerequisites and list ofeligible users (you may do this without registering). 4) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). 5) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click 'continue', enter yourorganisation and user details; note the username you chose and click 'Save' whencomplete; you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keepthis secure); 6) Login to the portal with the username/password. 7) Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link (These are pre-qualifi cationquestionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier). 8) Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 9) Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move thePQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs' page (This is a secure area reserved for yourprojects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking 'BuyerAttachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box. 10) Responding to the ITT. Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details', you canchoose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason ifdeclining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyerand seek any clarifi cation. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offl ineactions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must thensubmit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help or contact theeTendering help desk.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-de226f17-c1fa-42c4-b1da-f78c2844f305
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8cec39-2668-43d3-8600-7bc9c0d47048
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60400000 - Air transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 May 2023 - 30 May 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER
Postcode
CH2 1UL
Post Town
Chester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Upton
Westminster Constituency
Chester North and Neston

Further Information

Notice Documents

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