Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Forestry and Land Scotland · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Professional Drone Training Ltd SME
- Value
- £170,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Agricultural & horticultural services · Forestry services (CPV 77200000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 053804-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Jun 2026
- Published8 Jun 2026Published the same day
Description
Forestry and Land Scotland (the Purchaser) currently have a number of General Visual Line of Sight Certification (GVC) and A2 Certificate of Competency (A2 CoC). The Purchaser have an accountable manager and a third-party agency who provide support including managing our Operations Manual. However, going forward the Purchaser plan to carry out their future in-house drone operations in the Open Category. This is due to the majority of its drone operations posing no/low risk to people. As such, there is no CAA operational authorisation or Operations Manual required. The Purchaser currently has a total of thirty-three (33) drones, and it is anticipated this will increase over the duration of the contract period. The Purchaser is looking for a Service Provider to deliver the following aims: * Training: provision of A2 CoC with an additional practical, flight skills element. * Support which will take a number of forms: - Be the first point of contact for the Purchasers pilots and prospecti…
About the supplier
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