Drone and Drone Services (1356)

What the buyer is asking for

The Drones and Drone Services framework offers two call-off award procedures: Award Without Competition and Competitive Selection Process. The solution is to support the public sector in the purchase of drones and associated products and services.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 45%qualityQuality including Delivery and Customer Service
• 35%costCost
• 20%qualitySocial Value and Sustainability

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

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• technical

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2 lots

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• Supply of Drones with Associated Products and Services£500m

  This lot is for the provision of supply, maintenance, accessories and managed services. Examples of these (but not limited to) are shown below. • Any aircraft operating or designed to operate autonomously or to be piloted remotely without a pilot on board. Drones operating within Open, Specific or Certified categories and to include accessories carried by drones. • Maintenance and servicing of drones • Design and building of drones • Technical training on specific drones • Relevant software and hardware solutions, such as ground control stations and data management. • Associated hardware such as docking stations, charging solutions and other safety related solutions – including signage such as ‘Drones in operation’. • Drones with a managed service • Remotely operated vehicles (ground or submersible)

• Drone Services£500m

  This lot is for the provision of drone services. Examples of these (but not limited to) are shown below. • Surveillance • Surveying • Inspection and data collection • Spraying • Firefighting • Mapping and data analysis • Transportation /delivery of goods or persons • Operator training • Droneport infrastructure design / operations • Advice and support services related to drone operations • Other tasks performed by drones

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 13 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published25 days ago

   12 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
2. Clarification questions by7 days ago

   30 Oct 2026, 14:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 5 days

   11 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 101 days

   15 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice7 Aug 2026, 15:18 BST075396-2026
2. Tender notice12 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST096010-2026

Payment terms

Please refer to tender particulars for further information.

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender