--- title: "Contract for the supply of aircraft & pilots" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c54e7b41-c8c8-4262-be96-4d7014954675" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c54e7b41-c8c8-4262-be96-4d7014954675" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c54e7b41-c8c8-4262-be96-4d7014954675.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c54e7b41-c8c8-4262-be96-4d7014954675.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2017-09-20" --- # Contract for the supply of aircraft & pilots Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c54e7b41-c8c8-4262-be96-4d7014954675 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c54e7b41-c8c8-4262-be96-4d7014954675) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c54e7b41-c8c8-4262-be96-4d7014954675.json) ## Summary The Defra Network eTendering Portal is planning to tender a contract titled "Contract for the supply of aircraft & pilots", focused on the hire of aircraft with crews for the Environment Agency's remote sensing survey programme. This procurement stage is currently listed as "Planning", and the anticipated contract period will commence on 1 May 2018 and conclude on 28 April 2023. The total estimated value of the contract is £5,000,000, with the deadline for indicating interest in this future opportunity set for 29 December 2017. This contract will be applicable across various locations, including the United Kingdom and other territories. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in the aviation and surveying sectors, particularly those capable of providing suitable aircraft equipped with twin engines for safety and meeting specific operational requirements. Firms with expertise in aerial survey services and capacity for rapid response during incident management are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Moreover, as this procurement encourages participation from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), it opens avenues for innovative companies to collaborate with a government entity on essential environmental initiatives. ## Notice The contract is for the provision of two survey aircraft and associated pilots and services to facilitate the Environment Agency remote sensing survey program through the next five years. The primary tasks of the required survey aircraft are terrestrial and intertidal mapping to be carried out between 1,000 and 10,000 feet throughout the UK. Aircraft are required to have an endurance of at least five hours although a longer endurance would be welcome. Normal operational speed is generally approximately 130 knots however we also require aircraft allowing fast transits will give us the greatest flexibility especially during any incident response tasks relating to flooding. Aircraft are required to have twin engines for safety reasons and must be able to accommodate our survey equipment. Additional information: Installation of the survey equipment will require the equivalent of two 460mm apertures. However several smaller down-looking holes which would allow the instruments to be installed in a suitable manner in the floor of the aircraft would also be acceptable. The Instrument control equipment is currently housed in a 19 inch rack mount format with equipment height space of 535mm. The aircraft is required to also comfortably seat two Environment Agency surveyors on board with all of our survey equipment fitted for the aircrafts endurance. We additionally have the requirement to mount a DSLR format camera to capture photographic oblique's through an aperture such as a DV window. The DV window would need to be situated in position where an aerial surveyor can comfortably sit and record images and also provide an unimpeded view of the ground with not parts of the aircraft visible in the resulting photography. Continuous access to two aircraft throughout the year is of paramount importance to our survey program and our incident response duties. We also have a requirement to be in the air within one hour of notification of an incident response flood event. The airfield from which the aircraft are based would need to have 24/7 opening hours to allow for day and night operations. We anticipate our work programs to equate to 1000 -1400 hours per annum total flying. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31c9871c-af5a-492d-a4b5-f04c175c018a | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Sep 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Dec 2017 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Apr 2018 - 28 Apr 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL | | Locality | EXETER | | Post town | Exeter | | Postcode | EX2 7LQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC | | Local authority | Exeter | | Electoral ward | St Loyes | | Westminster constituency | Exmouth and Exeter East | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60424100 - Hire of aircraft with crew ## Release History - 20 Sep 2017 at 12:28 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31c9871c-af5a-492d-a4b5-f04c175c018a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31c9871c-af5a-492d-a4b5-f04c175c018a 20th September 2017 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c54e7b41-c8c8-4262-be96-4d7014954675. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c54e7b41-c8c8-4262-be96-4d7014954675.json.