Official UK procurement notice
RPAS Testing Service Providers Framework
Authority: Civil Aviation Authority (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionRPAS Testing Services to perform a variety of product evaluations for class marked drones.
CPV: Analysis services · Data security software development services · Information technology services · Machinery-inspection services · Technical analysis or consultancy services · Technical automobile inspection services · Technical inspection and testing services · Technical inspection services · Technical support services · Technical testing services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services · Test and evaluation · +2 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 8 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · 2 with a published valueLot #1Drone specific product evaluationsAwardedPublished value£1
Provision of test and evaluation services specifically applicable to UAS following UK Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and designated industry standards supporting this regulation for the technical areas.
Lot #2Non-drone specific product evaluationsAwardedLot estimate not published
Provision of test and evaluation services specifically applicable to non-UAS characteristics and product safety aspects not concerning flight safety, following relevant UK regulations, such as the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulation 2008, the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 or the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 and the designated industry standards supporting these regulations for the technical areas.
Lot #3ChemicalAwardedPublished value£1,500,000
Provision of test and evaluation services applicable to general product safety requirements related to chemical and environmental safety, following relevant UK regulations, such as POP Regulation 2019/1021, REACH (Regulation (EC) 1907/2006) or RoHS and any designated industry standard supporting these regulations for the areas.
Lot #4Cyber SecurityAwardedLot estimate not published
Provision of test and evaluation services applicable to cyber security requirements following relevant designated and international standards and best practices, such as ISO 15408 or ISO 19790 for the areas and technical aspects
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).
- “RPAS Testing Service Providers Framework” 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 11 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Sept 2025 – …
- Authority reference
3665- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077097- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05852fFind a Tender
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=996730463 GO Reference: GO-20251126-PRO-33417721
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
19 Sept 2025 → 26 Nov 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published334 days ago26 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Drone specific product evaluations
- Signed
- 24 Nov 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Chemical
- Signed
- 24 Nov 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Cyber Security
- Signed
- 24 Nov 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Non-drone specific product evaluations
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Drone specific product evaluations | 8bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Non-drone specific product evaluations | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Chemical | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Cyber Security | 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- N/AReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
9 commercial parties on the notice- ALTER TECHNOLOGY TÜV NORD SAUFramework contractor
- DEKRA GmbHFramework contractor
- LGAI TECHNOLOGICAL CENTRE S.AFramework contractor
- MADRONES LTDFramework contractor
- SATALLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LTDFramework contractor
- SPYRIAN ENGINEERING LTDFramework contractor
- SPYRIAN ENGINEERING LTDFramework contractor
- TUV RHEINLAND UK LTDFramework contractor
- VANTAGEUAV LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.