# CEFAS23-14 RFQ for BEEMS Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operations, Sizewell to Thorpeness

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Cefas](/buyers/cefas/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £60,000
- Published: 9 March 2023
- Planned start: 10 April 2023
- Planned end: 31 December 2025
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 06d5d693-7d46-42f0-81cd-5d0953f8d57d-622764
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-14415a8b-cd08-4355-99c2-d3fb2d9d42d0

## Description

The BEEMS \(British EDF Estuarine and Marine Studies\) programme is funded by NNB Generation Company Sizewell C \(NNB GenCo SZC\)\. Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power stations and require a competent Supplier to deliver the element described below\. To support the delivery of the BEEMS Programme, Cefas have the requirement to work with a suitable Supplier to provide aerial data collection using a Remotely Piloted Aircraft \(RPA\) in the Sizewell to Thorpeness region on a quarterly basis\. It is anticipated that the first flight will be undertaken in June 2023 and the final flight in December 2025\. Download the Bidder Pack at https://defra-family\.force\.com/s/Welcome and search for CEFAS23-14 under opportunities\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06d5d693-7d46-42f0-81cd-5d0953f8d57d-622764)