Published date: 6 July 2017

Last edited date: 6 July 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Unmanned aerial vehicles - 35613000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

MIR/MAV/DRONE/LJ

Published date

6 July 2017

Closing date

14 July 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 August 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

12 month contract to provide a guaranteed quick response (within 6-12 hours) drone service to the Environment Agency to any location within England. Drone service required to provide imagery for emergency and non emergency situations including but not limited to flood and environmental incident response. With a potential for more than one simultaneous location. Secure live feed and recorded video and still footage capability that can be viewed remotely essential. Commercial operators must meet CAA regulations for operating UAVs.

More information

Additional text

Any interested suppliers who are able to meet the outline criteria can express an interest by applying for full information and tender packs to Liz Jenkins, liz.jenkins@environment-agency.gov.uk by 14 July 2017.
A deadline for the tenders has not yet been set.

About the buyer

Contact name

Liz Jenkins

Address

Environment Agency
Horizon House, Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
England

Email

liz.jenkins@environment-agency.gov.uk