Tender Summary

Request for Quotation for recruitment of business interviews for project Skyway

Buying Organisation

Connected Places Catapult

Contract Value

Unknown

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs

Yes

Tender Description

Connected Places Catapult (the Catapult), is the UK's innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership and they are working on Project Skyway. Project Skyway is an initiative funded by Innovate UK which seeks to create the UK's first "drone superhighway." This would allow drones to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in a controlled and regulated way, something that isn't currently possible.
To do this, a group of organisations with expertise in aviation are working together to develop and test the superhighway. This includes experts in drones, air traffic management and communications. This project is a proof of concept. It is working to deploy the technology, conduct trial flights in Autumn 2023, and submit data for review by the Civil Aviation Authority. The project ends in July 2024.

The Catapult are leading on stakeholder engagement as part of Project Skyway. As part of their work, they would like to better understand the demand for Skyway by interviewing potential customers of the superhighway.

If interested, please register at link below if not already registered and Express an Interest on this project and you will be able to download the tender documents: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register

Tender categories (products & services required)

Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)

Region

North East (UKC)

Buyer Information