Air Navigation Services Provider Services and Airspace Change Process for National Police Air Service UAS Trials
- Published
- 4 March 2024
- Estimated value
- £449,582
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 006829-2024
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-044520
- Official source
- Official source
Description
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) were set an objective by the Home Office to review the feasibility of a future 'blended' fleet of crewed and uncrewed aircraft which would support policing operations. NPAS are now in the planning stages of an uncrewed aircraft trial. The trial will be carried out from the NPAS Almondsbury base, in a volume of airspace extending approximately 30 kilometres around the base. The launch site is located underneath controlled airspace which is part of the Bristol airport airspace system. All air activity here requires oversight by Bristol air traffic control. NATS is the Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP) at both Bristol and Cardiff Airports. Under licence from the CAA they provide services to aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) in controlled airspace (Class A, C, D and E) and in uncontrolled Airspace (Class G) in around the airspace at both Bristol and Cardiff airports. This includes services to commercial aircraft operating in and out of Bristol and Cardiff airports and to General Aviation (GA), Police, HeliMed, Gliders and Balloons operating in the vicinity of those airports. Services a…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NATS (Services) Ltd | — | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 006829-2024 · 4 March 2024
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