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Published 3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

714927450-Project_Lily_Pipeline_Notice — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Final published estimate£22,742,500initial estimate £27,291,000 · 2 value updates
Submission deadline Not published
Next notice expected 1 Sept 2025
Contract term 4 yrsstarts 18 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope will include the procurement of a single, contractor supported, COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf)Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) and a Remote Operations Centre (ROC) for year-round, global, open ocean operations.

The USV is for military data gathering and will include a 2-year period of Government Owned Commercially Operated Support before transitioning to a Government Owned Government Operated solution with commercial support.

CPV: Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Cancelled 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 18 Jan 2026 — 17 Jan 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
38290000 Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
Last source update
3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051c6e

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 07:54 BST
  2. Next notice expected390 days ago
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts252 days ago
    18 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published236 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—16 Jan 2026CancelledProcurement no longer going ahead.

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMTwas £22,742,500
  3. Status changed to withdrawn
    3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
  4. Buyer details updated
    3 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
  5. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 11:05 BSTUK1
  6. Published value updated to £22,742,500
    22 May 2025, 11:05 BSTwas £27,291,000
  7. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 07:54 BSTUK1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JH [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender