The South African National Health Laboratory Service has issued tenders for the follow on demonstration of the use of a micro unmanned air system as a transport system for sterile medical samples.
The tender, issued 20 February, is the focus of a compulsory bidders briefing being held in Johannesburg today (2 April). Tender responses are due 15 May.
The project is based on the use of a micro-UAS as a transport system for medical samples between remote area medical clinics and regional pathology laboratories. The current tender follows two previous rounds of demonstrations using purpose developed air vehicles from Denel