Official UK procurement notice
Drones Class Marking - Phase 2
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£27,250published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to BSI Standards Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe UK has introduced updated drone class marking requirements through statutory instruments, creating divergence from the European EN 4709 series of standards.
Phase 2 will implement the outputs of Phase 1 through drafting and coordination of the necessary UK-specific standardisation content.
This contract pertains to phase 2 delivery and shall deliver stage 2 – Drone Class Marking Standards Alignment across the EN 4709 series.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Apr 2026, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2026, 15:08 BST
- Authority reference
TAVI3184- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032030- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067e31Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published8 Apr 2026, 15:08 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £27,2501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSI Standards Limited | £27,250 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BSI Standards Limited
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2026
- Value
- £27,250
- Period
- 30 Mar 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BSI Standards LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Redacted Order Form
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender