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Published 22 May 2025, 07:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

714927450-Project_Lily_Pipeline_Notice · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£22,742,500≈ £5.7m / year · £27,291,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submission deadline Not published
Next notice expected 1 Sept 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 17 Jan 2030 · starts 18 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope will include the procurement of a single, contractor supported, COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf)Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) and a Remote Operations Centre (ROC) for year-round, global, open ocean operations.

The USV is for military data gathering and will include a 2-year period of Government Owned Commercially Operated Support before transitioning to a Government Owned Government Operated solution with commercial support.

CPV: Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Cancelled 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 18 Jan 2026 – 17 Jan 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
38290000 Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2025, 07:54 BST
Last source update
3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009315
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051c6e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 07:54 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts283 days ago
    18 Jan 2026
  4. Latest notice published266 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 07:54 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 11:05 BST
    UK1
  3. Published value updated to £22,742,500
    22 May 2025, 11:05 BST
    was £27,291,000
  4. Procurement termination notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
    UK12
  5. Status changed to withdrawn
    3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—16 Jan 2026CancelledProcurement no longer going ahead.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender