Scope
Description
Procurement of an Uncrewed Air System capabiity to support the Army Land Tactical Deep Find 24-hr Persistent Surveillance Requirement
Total value (estimated)
- £130,000,000 excluding VAT
- £156,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2031
- Possible extension to 30 April 2036
- 10 years
Description of possible extension:
Potential for a x 5 year support extension
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Potential Options to procure additional equipment and support
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 35613000 - Unmanned aerial vehicles
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
31 October 2025
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
1 November 2025, 11:59pm
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
30 April 2026
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Defence and security
Competitive flexible procedure description
Planned Procurement Notice Information:
The Project Corvus Competitive Flexible competitive procurement will include a Participation Phase, with a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) being released by end July 2025 (estimated). The PSQ purpose is to gather further information and to identify potential tenderers who can participate in the competition. Responses to questions asked will be assessed by the Authority, therefore potential PSQ responses will need to include as much evidence as possible to provide a level of confidence to enable Authority decisions on Participation including any Authority decision not to invite tenderers to submit their bids.
A virtual Bidders Conference may take place to allow for final questions and information sharing before tender submissions.
IMPORTANT: In order to participate, suppliers will need to be registered to receive the PSQ and subsequent Tender documentation via the Commerce Decisions AWARD tool. All potential tenderers can register in preparation for the relevant information being available soon.
https://award.commercedecisions.com/corvus/web/project/c258ac4d-9685-43a9-b3ca-6679af094b28/register
Current Planned Step Process (noting this may be subject to change):
STAGE 1 HMT PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) (Preliminary Engagement Notice UK 2) (COMPLETE)
STAGE 2 PME QUESTIONNAIRE EVALUATION AND RESPONSES (COMPLETE)
STAGE 3 PME NOTICE 2 (COMPLETE)
STAGE 3A PLANNED PROCUREMENT NOTICE
STAGE 4 TENDER NOTICE AND PROCUREMENT SPECIFIC QUESTIONNAIRE (PSQ)
STAGE 5 PSQ RESPONSES ASSESSMENT AND MODERATION
STAGE 6 IDENTIFY PARTICIPATING TENDERERS AND INFORM SUPPLIERS NOT INVITED TO PARTICIPATE
STAGE 7 INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) RELEASE
STAGE 8 ITT CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS OPEN (ICQ)
STAGE 9 POTENTIAL VIRTUAL BIDDERS CONFERENCE
STAGE 10 FINAL ICQ RESPONSES ISSUED BY AUTHORITY
STAGE 11 TENDERS SUBMITTED
STAGE 12 AUTHORITY CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS (ACQ)
STAGE 13 INITIAL TENDER ASSESSMENT (WITH PASS FAIL ON KEY REQUIREMENTS)
STAGE 14 NOTIFY TENDERERS NOT PROCEEDING TO FULL TENDER ASSESSMENT (OPTIONAL)
STAGE 15 FULL TENDER ASSESSMENT AND ACQ FREEZE
STAGE 16 IDENTIFY PREFERRED SUPPLIER
STAGE 17 CONTRACT AWARD AND STANDSTILL
Contracting authority
Defence Equipment and Support
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVRL-5831-GLMM
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Contact name: Rachel Barnes
Email: rachel.barnes852@mod.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government