Military aircrafts: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 35610000·Supplies · class·in Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 21 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
3 of 6 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Acquisition of SKYDIO X10D Uncrewed Air System UK4 | Ministry of Defence | 19 Nov 2026 | 23d | £120,000 |
| Acquisition of SKYDIO X10D Uncrewed Air System UK4 | Ministry of Defence | 19 Nov 2026 | 23d | £120,000 |
| UBIQUITY FPV Training | Ministry of Defence | 6 Nov 2026 | 9d | £6,700,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
35613000 Unmanned aerial vehicles32 notices · 47%35613100 Unmanned combat aerial vehicles11 notices · 16%35610000 Military aircrafts3 notices · 4%35611600 Maritime patrol aircrafts3 notices · 4%35612300 Support helicopters3 notices · 4%35612400 Military transport helicopters3 notices · 4%35611500 Training aircrafts2 notices · 3%- Surveillance and security systems and devices 189 · 12m
- Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment 169 · 12m
- Individual equipment 41 · 12m
- Weapons, ammunition and associated parts 18 · 12m
- Warships 16 · 12m
- Ammunition 12 · 12m
- Police equipment 11 · 12m
- Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance 10 · 12m
- Firearms 8 · 12m
- Emergency and security equipment 8 · 12m
- All of Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government74%(50 notices)
50 of 68 notices are Central government (74%).Police, fire & emergency10%(7 notices)
7 of 68 notices are Police, fire & emergency (10%).Other public bodies7%(5 notices)
5 of 68 notices are Other public bodies (7%).Education & universities3%(2 notices)
2 of 68 notices are Education & universities (3%).Local authorities1%(1 notice)
1 of 68 notices is Local authorities (1%).Not classified4%(3 notices)
3 of 68 notices are Not classified (4%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 38 | 9 | 3 |
| National Armament Director Group | Central government | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk | Police, fire & emergency | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | Other public bodies | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation | Other public bodies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AGRI-EPI CENTRE LIMITED | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police | Police, fire & emergency | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon and Cornwall Police | Police, fire & emergency | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 15 of 68 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| South East England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract93%(63 notices)
63 of 68 notices are Contract (93%).Framework7%(5 notices)
5 of 68 notices are Framework (7%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Route not published26%(18 notices)
18 of 68 notices are Route not published (26%).Selective22%(15 notices)
15 of 68 notices are Selective (22%).Limited / restricted21%(14 notices)
14 of 68 notices are Limited / restricted (21%).Open18%(12 notices)
12 of 68 notices are Open (18%).Direct award13%(9 notices)
9 of 68 notices are Direct award (13%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold75%(12 notices)
12 of 16 notices are Above threshold (75%).Below threshold25%(4 notices)
4 of 16 notices are Below threshold (25%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (33) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
12 of 31 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 2 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
2 of 11 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
1 of 33 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 42 awards to 27 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 52% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Coptrz Ltd | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Lockheed Martin UK | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Colena Ltd T/A Heliguy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Leonardo UK Ltd | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| BLUELIGHTSDIGITAL LTD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| General Electric (GE) Aviation System Limited | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| QINETIQ LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Thales UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 9 of 68 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in military aircrafts
6 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| UBIQUITY FPV Training | Ministry of Defence | 6 Nov 2026 | 9d | £6,700,000 |
| Drone and Drone Services (1356) | Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation | 11 Nov 2026 | 14d | £500,000,000 ceiling |
| Acquisition of SKYDIO X10D Uncrewed Air System UK4 | Ministry of Defence | 19 Nov 2026 | 23d | £120,000 |
| Acquisition of SKYDIO X10D Uncrewed Air System UK4 | Ministry of Defence | 19 Nov 2026 | 23d | £120,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 3561. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 22 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.