Official UK procurement notice
Expressions of Interest are invited to deliver: 713952451 First Person View Drone Training Fleet
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Ministry of Defence (MOD) is seeking Expressions of Interest for an urgent opportunity to deliver a First Person View (FPV) Drone Training Fleet. This FPV Drone Training Fleet is required to support a scheduled military exercise in late Spring. Quantity or scope: Interested parties should have demonstrable experience in this sector and be able to meet the following key deliverables:
- 5 Inch, 8 Inch and 10 Inch Quadcopter drones capable of:
a) Enabling the training of Field Army soldiers.
b) For 8/10 Inch - Carrying a payload to simulate the flight characteristics of an armed FPV drone (payload will be provided by the Authority)
c) Being maintained by the user/drone operator.
d) Operating with Betaflight Software.
- VTx Goggles - The FPV Platform shall be operable using FPV goggles.
- Controller/Transmitter - An ELRS controller/transmitter operating at 915MHz that is reconfigurable outside of the 850-950MHz range. The transmitter shall be capable of connecting to an external antenna module.
- Battery chargers - The system shall be supplied with appropriate chargers able to charge both LiPo XT60 and Li-Ion Batteries up to and including 6S 9500mAh XT90 (XT60 to XT90 adapters are allowed).
- Delivery no later than 31 March 2025.
Given the urgency of this requirement we expect Invitations to Tender to be sent approximately 20 Feb 2025, however this is subject to change.
Interested parties are asked to submit Expressions of Interest, which should include:
- Organisation name, status, address, contact name and if applicable registration number
- Confirmation that the organisation will be able to submit a tender and, should they be successful, meet a delivery date of 31 March 2025.
Expression of Interest should be submitted to Army Commercial no later than 17:00 on Tuesday 18th February 2025, at the following email address: army-comrcl-mcd-mailbox@mod.gov.uk.
CPV: Purchase · Unmanned aerial vehicles
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework value
- £350,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
Interested parties are asked to submit Expressions of Interest, which should include:
- Organisation name, status, address, contact name and if applicable registration number
- Confirmation that the organisation will be able to submit a tender and, should they be successful, meet a delivery date of 31 March 2025.
Expression of Interest should be submitted to Army Commercial no later than 17:00 on Tuesday 18th February 2025, at the following email address: army-comrcl-mcd-mailbox@mod.gov.uk.
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
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- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: A Statement Related to Good Standing will be required from all parties seeking to take part in any future invitation to tender.
- “Expressions of Interest are invited to deliver: 713952451 First Person…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Accelerated 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Feb 2025, 10:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Feb 2025, 10:57 GMT
- Authority reference
713952451 - Delivery of First Person View Drone Training Fleet- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004122- Accelerated
The Ministry of Defence has an urgent requirement to procure a First Person View Drone Training Fleet by 31 March 2025, in order to meet operational training requirements scheduled to take place late Spring 2025.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dca3Find a Tender
- Other terms
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. In any contract documents are accompanied by a Security Aspects Letter, the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of the Security Aspects Letter to reflect any changes in national law or government policy whether i respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies or otherwise.
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.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Feb 2025 → 18 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published7 Feb 2025, 10:57 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown18 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.