Published date: 19 March 2025

Last edited date: 19 March 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 26 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Unmanned aerial vehicles - 35613000

  • Administration, defence and social security services - 75000000

Location of contract

B4 6DG

Value of contract

£200,000 to £1,200,000

Procurement reference

IT-547-15-BLC0159 - AWARD

Published date

19 March 2025

Closing date

26 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

BlueLight Commercial is undertaking a procurement procedure on behalf of West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to award a contract for the provision of an Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Managed Service Provision as a trial to assess the feasibility of delivering police air support via UAS as detailed in the ITT Statement of Requirements document. The Contracting Authority for any contract as a result of this procurement procedure is intended to be West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Award information

Awarded date

30 January 2025

Contract start date

30 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2025

Total value of contract

£1,058,442

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Schiebel Aircraft GmbH

Address

112, Margaretenstraße, WIEN, Austria, 1050

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Tony Holmes

Address

Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
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B4 6DG
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 7977746699

Email

tony.holmes@bluelight.police.uk