Drone Capability Coalition - Large FPV UAS

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsRestricted

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Submissions closed 14 Oct 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Large First Person View Drone ITT aims to procure up to 15 batches of first-person view drones, consisting of 20 drones each and potential associated options, capable of carrying a 5kg+ payload , which will be tested by the Drone Capability Coalition. The intent is that, following testing, platforms that meet the requirements will be considered for a potential future production contract (up to circa 500 drones per month).

CPV: Purchase · Unmanned combat aerial vehicles

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

Conditions of participation2

Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
1. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
1. Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any furt…
Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
1. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
1. Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any furt…

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Restricted
Legal basis: CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Sept 2024, 17:40 BST
Last source update: 17 Sept 2024, 17:40 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-029756
Classification (CPV): PurchaseUnmanned combat aerial vehicles
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049bab Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement. Large FPV UAS ITT link: https://contracts.mod.uk/go/22613869019200D8F688

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 14 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en

Timeline

17 Sept 2024 → 14 Oct 2024 · 2 dates

Notice published
17 Sept 2024, 17:40 BST
Submission deadline
14 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence MOD Abbey Wood South, 1261, Spruce 2B, Bristol, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

DE&SReview body Bristol

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.