RFI - Mercury Drone Port, Montrose

Tender description

Opportunity to design, build and/or operate a new drone port in Montrose, Angus. Mercury Drone Ports is a concept that aims to create airspace that allows Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) activities. The project seeks to establish a regional scale area of unified airspace where manned and unmanned aviation can operate safely alongside each other, supported by ground-based facilities. Angus Council is considering its options regarding concession agreements to design, build and operate Mercury Drone Ports in Montrose. The Council is inviting suppliers to provide information requested in the attached “Request for Information” document. The information provided will assist the Council to establish if there is an appetite from suppliers to enter into a concession agreement, identify any barriers to progressing with this option and what essential factors would make it appealing to suppliers to submit a tender.