Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Managed Service
Authority: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlueLight 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.
CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Unmanned aerial vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- price: 30%
- Skills & Knowledge (Aviation & General) - Aircraft systems & Characteristics - Social Value: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Skills & Knowledge (Aviation & General) - Aircraft systems & Characteristics - Social Value: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
See electronically available tender documents
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Mar 2024, 15:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
BLC0159- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007468- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0447d2Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
15 Apr 2024 → 28 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Feb 2025- Status changed to complete28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schiebel Aircraft GmbHThe Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Managed Service | £1,058,442 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Provision of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Managed Service · Schiebel Aircraft GmbH
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2025
- Value
- £1,058,442
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- British High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Schiebel Aircraft GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.