# Autonomous CB sensing with UAV platforms

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Defence Science and Technology Laboratory](/buyers/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY](/suppliers/loughborough-university/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £119,417
- Tender value: £119,417
- Award date: 8 February 2023
- Published: 21 April 2023
- Contract start: 8 February 2023
- Contract end: 31 July 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2110e5db-3704-491e-b581-45c253cca919-638339
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1a030bf0-3601-43d5-a728-fdaf415def08

## Description

Develop and demonstrate a multi-vehicle autonomous system capable of source-term estimation and real-time hazard mapping in complex environments\. Investigate \(and quantify\) the impact that a UAV platform has on the concentrations observable by an on-board chemical sensor\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2110e5db-3704-491e-b581-45c253cca919-638339)