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title: "Incident Management Drones"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a2f4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL"
published: "2021-04-06"
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# Incident Management Drones

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a2f4

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Incident Management Drones" contract, valued at £1,750,000, was conducted by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, focusing on aerial photography services. This procurement, which falls under the services category, utilised a competitive procedure with negotiation as its method. It marked the contract's award stage as of March 23, 2021, and involved 22 bids submitted. The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the Environment Agency's response to various incidents across England, specifically for situations where traditional access methods are inadequate or unsafe.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses in the UAV and aerial services sectors. Companies specialising in drone technology, aerial photography, and incident management are well-positioned to compete, particularly those that can demonstrate expertise in providing real-time situational analysis and response capabilities. As the Environment Agency continues to integrate drone usage into emergency response and disaster management, businesses can leverage this trend to expand their offerings and establish partnerships with a key government agency focused on environmental protection and public safety.

## Notice

The EA works to help save lives and protect the environment. It is a category one responder and responds to thousands of incidents and potential incidents each year, including flooding, drought, pollution and waste fires across England. The EA intends to continue to use drones (UAV's) to obtain real time information about what is happening on the ground, to help respond appropriately to an incident and to help better understand how to respond to incidents in the future, for example the extent of a flood. The EA area incident rooms across England use drones where they are considered appropriate for incidents, such as sites where access is either not possible or not safe by other means.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The EA works to help save lives and protect the environment. It is a category one responder and responds to thousands of incidents and potential incidents each year, including flooding, drought, pollution and waste fires across England. The EA intends to continue to use drones (UAV's) to obtain real time information about what is happening on the ground, to help respond appropriately to an incident and to help better understand how to respond to incidents in the future, for example the extent of a flood. The EA area incident rooms across England use drones where they are considered appropriate for incidents, such as sites where access is either not possible or not safe by other means.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007043-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,750,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RAILSCAPE T/A RUAS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79961200 - Aerial photography services

## Release History

- 6 Apr 2021 at 21:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007043-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.defra.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:169980-2021:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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