Drone and Drone Services (1356)
Issued by Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · via UK Find a Tender Service
- Published
- 12 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 11 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC
- Value
- GBP 500,000,000
- Reference
- 001356
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- goods
At a glance
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation in United Kingdom has published a tender: “Drone and Drone Services (1356)”. Submissions close on 11 November 2026, 27 days from today. The stated value is GBP 500,000,000. Quote reference 001356 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 14 notices from this buyer since 2026, 12 of them currently open. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.
Details
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.
— From the tender document (tenderNotice): The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. 1 - Supply of Drones with Associated Products and Services Lot 1. Supply of Drones with Associated Products and Services 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)
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots CPV classifications, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots. This lot is for the provision of drone services. Examples of these (but not limited to) are shown below.
- Transportation /delivery of goods or persons
- Droneport infrastructure design / operations
- Advice and support services related to drone operations
- Other tasks performed by drones
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots CPV classifications, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Context for bidders
We hold 14 notices from Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, going back to April 2026 — 12 of them still open. They buy mostly in Healthcare & Pharma, Construction & Infrastructure and Education & Training. This one closes in 27 days.
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Documents
- tenderNoticeDownload
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