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TIQUILA Programme Mini-Uncrewed Air Systems (MUAS) Notice
Published Yesterday
22 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
35613000 *
Unmanned aerial vehicles
- Location
- 🇬🇧 UK-wide / unspecified
- Value
- £129,350,000
- Contract
- Not specified
- Contract Types
-
35 *Security, fire, police & defence equipme...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Bristol, United Kingdom · UK
Contact
Award Criteria
- Willingness to pay
Related tenders
Ministry of Defence
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35613000 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078e39
The Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”) intends to modify the TIQUILA contract without undertaking a new procurement procedure. This notice describes the originally advertised scope, the proposed modification and the Authority's reasons for considering that the modification is non-material under the principles established in Pressetext and applicable to modifications under the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 35613000 — Unmanned aerial vehicles (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government · Defence
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- CELEX 32009L0081
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Options
- The TIQUILA contract contains options to extend the duration of the contract beyond the 120 month period and / or to vary the volume of goods and services to be delivered. Options to extend will be up to a maximum of 24 months subject to the approval of the Authority prior to the expiry of the 120 month period.
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 22 Oct 2026 16:01
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078e39
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078e39
Organisations on this notice
Buyer, Review Body
Bristol, United Kingdom
Supplier Large
Building 7000, Langstone Technology Park, Langstone Road, Havant, United Kingdom
Lots (1)
Lot 1
The TIQUILA Programme was advertised to deliver MUAS capability for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) in Packable and Portable loads in support of field operations. Delivery was to be undertaken by a Systems Integrator (SI), working with suppliers to meet developing demands and k...
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Tender
| Title | TIQUILA Programme Mini-Uncrewed Air Systems (MUAS) Notice |
| Status | complete |
| CPV › Description | Unmanned aerial vehicles |
| Category | goods |
| Description | The Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”) intends to modify the TIQUILA contract without undertaking a new procurement procedure. This notice describes the originally advertised scope, the proposed modification and the Authority's reasons for considering that the modification is non-material under the principles established in Pressetext and applicable to modifications under the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Name | willingness to pay |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Description | 100 |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Options › Description | The TIQUILA contract contains options to extend the duration of the contract beyond the 120 month period and / or to vary the volume of goods and services to be delivered. Options to extend will be up to a maximum of 24 months subject to the approval of the Authority prior to the expiry of the 120 month period. |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Procedure type | limited |
| Procedure | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Procurement Method Rationale Classifications › Description | The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive |
| Reason for this procedure | The Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”) intends to modify the TIQUILA contract without undertaking a new procurement procedure. This notice describes the originally advertised scope, the proposed modification and the Authority's reasons for considering that the modification is non-material under the principles established in Pressetext and applicable to modifications under the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011. |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Has Subcontracting | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Lockheed Martin UK |
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Ministry of Defence |
| Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name | Ministry of Defence |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Bristol |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | philip.stanley102@mod.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role › Role 1 | buyer |
| Party 1 › Role › Role 2 | Review body |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Defence |
| Party 2 › Name | Lockheed Martin UK |
| Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name | Lockheed Martin UK |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Building 7000, Langstone Technology Park, Langstone Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Havant |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
Buyer
| Name | Ministry of Defence |
Contracts
| Status | active |
| Value › Value | £129,350,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Signed | 7 Dec 2022 |