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Awarded contract

The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Managed Service

Details

Buyer
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Supplier(s)
Schiebel Aircraft GmbH
Value
£1,058,442
Topic
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Published
28 February 2025
Source
uk:find_a_tender

Tender 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 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.

Timeline

  1. Award date30 January 2025
  2. Award published28 February 2025
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About the buyer

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority buys as a local government organisation, with its own Commercial and Procurement team supporting colleagues across the authority. Tenders are published through YORtender, the authority's e-procurement system. Some opportunities also appear on Contracts Finder and the Find a Tender Service. Smaller contracts go out as Requests to Quote, with Invitations to Tender used for larger opportunities. External frameworks including the Crown Commercial Service, YPO and NEPO let the authority procure goods, works and services without running a full tender. The team also builds social value into its procurement processes.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 35613000 · Unmanned aerial vehicles
  • 75000000 · Administration, defence and social security services

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