--- title: "Drone Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-de226f17-c1fa-42c4-b1da-f78c2844f305" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-de226f17-c1fa-42c4-b1da-f78c2844f305" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-de226f17-c1fa-42c4-b1da-f78c2844f305.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-de226f17-c1fa-42c4-b1da-f78c2844f305.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL" published: "2023-04-18" --- # Drone Services Buyer: COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-de226f17-c1fa-42c4-b1da-f78c2844f305 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-de226f17-c1fa-42c4-b1da-f78c2844f305) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-de226f17-c1fa-42c4-b1da-f78c2844f305.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8cec39-2668-43d3-8600-7bc9c0d47048 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 3 May 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 May 2023 - 30 May 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £8,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL | | Locality | CHESTER | | Post town | Chester | | Postcode | CH2 1UL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester | | Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester | | Electoral ward | Upton | | Westminster constituency | Chester North and Neston | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60400000 - Air transport services ## Release History - 18 Apr 2023 at 13:37 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8cec39-2668-43d3-8600-7bc9c0d47048 - 29 Mar 2023 at 09:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8cec39-2668-43d3-8600-7bc9c0d47048 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8cec39-2668-43d3-8600-7bc9c0d47048 18th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.nhssourcing.co.uk Bidding documents can be found at the above link. ## Notice URLs - https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk ## 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-de226f17-c1fa-42c4-b1da-f78c2844f305. 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