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Drone and Drone Services (1356)
Published 12 Oct 2026
12 Oct 2026
Deadline in 26 days
- Primary CPV
-
35613000 *
Unmanned aerial vehicles
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Wakefield, Yorkshire & the Humber
- Value
- £500,000,000
- Contract
-
4 years Duration
01/03/2027 28/02/2031
- Contract Types
-
35 *Security, fire, police & defence equipme...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
41 Industrial Park, Wakefield, WF2 0XE, United Kingdom · UKE45
Contact
Award Criteria
- Quality including Delivery and Customer Service (45%)
- Cost (35%)
- Social Value and Sustainability (20%)
Related tenders
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
35613000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: 001356
The Drones and Drone Services framework offers two call-off award procedures: Award Without Competition and Competitive Selection Process.
The solution is to support the public sector in the purchase of drones and associated products and services.
Full CPV breakdown
- 35613000 — Unmanned aerial vehicles (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Lots
- 2
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Options
- No extension.
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Framework details
- This framework as been designed in line with the Procurement Act 2023. The Framework will be for a period of 4 years in total. No extensions have been implemented. The method for Call-off will be Competitive Selection Process and Award Without Competition based on customers individual requirements. Further details can be found in the procurement documents.
- Submission method
- Please refer to tender particulars for further information. https://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- Enquiries close
- 30 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected
- 15 Feb 2027
- Number of lots
- 2
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 12 Oct 2026 11:47
- Deadline
- 11 Nov 2026 14:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06df58
- Notice ID
- 001356
Lots (2)
Lot 1: Supply of Drones with Associated Products and Services
£500,000,000
This lot is for the provision of supply, maintenance, accessories and managed services. Examples of these (but not limited to) are shown below.
• Any aircraft operating or designed to operate autonomously or to be piloted remotely without a pilot on board. Drones operating within Open, Specific or Certified categori...
1 Mar 2027 to 28 Feb 2031 · Active
Lot 2: Drone Services
£500,000,000
This lot is for the provision of drone services. Examples of these (but not limited to) are shown below.
• Surveillance
• Surveying
• Inspection and data collection
• Spraying
• Firefighting
• Mapping and data analysis
• Transportation /delivery of goods or persons
• Operator training
• Droneport infrastructure desi...
1 Mar 2027 to 28 Feb 2031 · Active
Full notice record
104 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation |
| Address › Street | 41 Industrial Park |
| Address › Town / city | Wakefield |
| Address › Postcode | WF2 0XE |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKE45 |
| Contact › Email | emergencyservices@ypo.co.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation |
Tender
| Title | Drone and Drone Services (1356) |
| Description | The Drones and Drone Services framework offers two call-off award procedures: Award Without Competition and Competitive Selection Process. The solution is to support the public sector in the purchase of drones and associated products and services. |
| Status | active |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › Description | Unmanned aerial vehicles |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › Description | Unmanned aerial vehicles |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £600,000,000 |
| Value › Value | £500,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Participation Fees › Type | win |
| Participation Fees › Relative Value › Proportion | 0.02 |
| Participation Fees › Relative Value › Monetary Value | award |
| Participation Fees › Description | 2% retrospective rebate will be payable by Providers on all contractual spend. No other associated fees will be charged. |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Maximum Participants | 100 |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Method | With and without reopening competition |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Type | open |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Buyer Categories | YPO is one of the largest Public Sector Buying Organisations in the UK, purchasing on behalf of many other public sector organisations named and/or described in the following link: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Description | This framework as been designed in line with the Procurement Act 2023. The Framework will be for a period of 4 years in total. No extensions have been implemented. The method for Call-off will be Competitive Selection Process and Award Without Competition based on customers individual requirements. Further details can be found in the procurement documents. |
| How to submit | Please refer to tender particulars for further information. https://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 15 Feb 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Title | Supply of Drones with Associated Products and Services |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £600,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value | £500,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality including Delivery and Customer Service |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 45 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Cost |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 35 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Social Value and Sustainability |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Please refer to procurement documents. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Please refer to procurement documents. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Start | 1 Mar 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › End | 28 Feb 2031 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Options › Description | No extension. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Title | Drone Services |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Description | This lot is for the provision of drone services. Examples of these (but not limited to) are shown below. • Surveillance • Surveying • Inspection and data collection • Spraying • Firefighting • Mapping and data analysis • Transportation /delivery of goods or persons • Operator training • Droneport infrastructure design / operations • Advice and support services related to drone operations • Other tasks performed by drones |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £600,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value | £500,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality including Delivery and Customer Service |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 45 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Cost |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 35 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Social Value and Sustainability |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Please refer to procurement documents. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Please refer to procurement documents. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Start | 1 Mar 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › End | 28 Feb 2031 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Options › Description | No extension. |
| Lot Details › Award criteria › Description | 1 - Supply of Drones with Associated Products and Services 2 - Drone Services |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096010-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 3 Mar 2031 |
| Contract Terms › Financial Terms | Please refer to tender particulars for further information. |
| Risk Details | The Lots defined in the Tender Notice are aligned with the administrative boundaries as of April 2026. YPO reserves the right to modify these Lot boundaries during the term of the framework to ensure continued alignment with UK Government devolution, local government reorganisation or legislative requirement changes. Any such modifications will be communicated. |