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The 'Incident Management Drones' contract, valued at £1,750,000, was awarded by the Defra Network eTendering Portal (on behalf of the Environment Agency) to Railscape T/A RUAS on 23 March 2021, for a service contract running from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2024. It provides aerial photography services using drones to support incident management across England, particularly in scenarios like floods where access is unsafe or impossible by other means, enabling assessment of incident extent from EA area incident rooms. The procurement followed a competitive procedure with negotiation and was suitable for SMEs.
Merged: UKCF-7f6cb580-576a-4100-958a-53a5d496634b (awarded)
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7f6cb580-576a-4100-958a-53a5d496634b