Published date: 19 November 2015

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: 1 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Quantity surveying services - 71324000

  • Dimensional surveying services - 71353200

  • Digital mapping services - 71354100

    • Aerial mapping services - 71354200

    • Surveying services - 71355000

Location of contract

RH6 0YR

Value of contract

£1 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP165736821

Published date

19 November 2015

Closing date

1 March 2017

Contract start date

1 March 2017

Contract end date

1 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The CAA has a potential requirement for the mapping of Terrain and Obstacle Data within the UK.

The introduction of Standards and Recommended Practices (SARP's) by ICAO into Annex 15, Aeronautical Information Services" (AIS), Chapter 10 - Electronic Terrain and Obstacle Data (eTOD), requires the provision of terrain and obstacle data within the entire State (UK FIR) as digital data sets. The eTOD requirements deal with the electronic terrain and obstacle data function, coverage, terrain and obstacle numerical requirements, content and structure of terrain and obstacle databases, product specifications for terrain and obstacle data and their availability.

The UK currently utilises obstacle data collected and maintained by the Defence Geographic Centre (DGC), Ministry of Defence, for the purpose of publishing En-Route obstacle data in the UK AIP ENR 5.4. a DVOF data update is provided on a monthly basis to the UK AIS service provider, National Air Traffic Services (NATS).

As obstacle and terrain data is of strategic benefit to both civil and military aviation, the CAA and MoD are seeking to establish a joint means for the collection of terrain and obstacle data and ongoing maintenance.

With a potential contract award value in excess of OJEU levels, requiring a tender process, it is necessary that a market test exercise is undertaken to determine if there are suitable organisations that have the surveying resource and technological capability to fulfil the UK's ATODR requirements.

To assist in this matter, we are intending to hold a Bidder Market Engagement Day - see II.7 Additional Information for details.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Colin Blackwood

Address

Aviation House
Gatwick Airport South
Gatwick
RH6 0YR
UK

Telephone

+441293573053

Email

colin.blackwood@caa.co.uk