Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Managed Service
Notice 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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 transfer to the Authority upon completionThe Contracting Authority for the contract as a result of this procurement procedure is to be West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0447d2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007468-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
35613000 - Unmanned aerial vehicles
75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,058,442 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Feb 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Apr 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Roy Towler
- Contact Email
- commercialteam@westyorks-ca.gov.uk, roy.towler@bluelight.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7929726422
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- TLK11 Bristol, City of
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Little London & Woodhouse
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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