Drone Test and Development Centre Operating Systems

A Prior Information Notice
by SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
___
Sector
TRANSPORT
Published
21 Apr 2023
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Buckinghamshire CC: Westcott

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The Satellite Applications Catapult (SAC) in partnership with the Buckinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership (Bucks LEP) have invested in the development of a Drone Test and Development Centre (DTDC). This dedicated facility located on the Westcott Venture Park comprising of a set of drone workshops and hangars, 270 metres of horizonal or vertical take-off runway and four dedicated drone VTOL UAS pads, became operational in 2023. The facility provides the ground infrastructure for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations and onward development of UAS and their associated technology, and now requires the deployment of dedicated management information systems to govern its airspace and to ensure safe operation in a complex operating environment.

Lot Division

1 Unmanned Transport Management
2 Conspicuity Technology
3 Safety Management, Conops, Policy & Regulation

CPV Codes

  • 60400000 - Air transport services
  • 34962220 - Air-traffic control systems
  • 34990000 - Control, safety, signalling and light equipment
  • 48120000 - Flight control software package
  • 48121000 - Air traffic control software package
  • 48131000 - Aviation ground support software package
  • 72212120 - Flight control software development services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.

Other Information

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