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715882478 - Counter-Uncrewed Systems (C-UxS) Framework Agreement - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

Ammunition
Electronic warfare systems and counter measures
Firearms
+9 more
UK
Published value
£125,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Defence Equipment and Support: "715882478 - Counter-Uncrewed Systems (C-UxS) Framework Agreement - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice". Published status: planned. Published value: £125,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDefence Equipment and SupportScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£125,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Defence Equipment and Support
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Defence Equipment and Support. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1.9Bids / Report
54.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Tekever LtdTop vendor: 60.9% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 83 active published awards; 11 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Tekever Ltd1 win£220,000,000
ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering PTE. LTD1 win£65,840,000
JFD Limited3 wins£52,294,167
Northern Diver (International) Limited1 win£12,091,667
Southern Scientific Ltd1 win£8,250,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDefence Equipment and Support
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 Jun 2026, 16:59 BST
Last source update30 Jun 2026, 16:59 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAmmunition, Electronic warfare systems and counter measures, Firearms, Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance, Military electronic systems, Radar apparatus, Remote-control equipment, Surveillance and security systems and devices, Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c05b
What is being bought
National Armaments – Material (NA-M) intends to place an Closed Framework Agreement using the Competitive Flexible Procedure for the procurement of Counter Uncrewed Systems (C-UxS). UK Ministry of Defence requires solutions to detect, track, identify, record/communicate, and defeat Uncrewed Systems (UxS) and related capabilities including training, evaluation, and integration/management systems. The Framework Agreement will be placed under the Procurement Act 2023. Contract value and timeline information is an estimate only and is subject to change.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    30 Jun 2026, 16:59 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    30 Jun 2026, 15:28 BST
  3. Published value updated to £125,000,000
    30 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST
  4. Status changed to planned
    30 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    30 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST
  6. Buyer information updated
    30 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    30 Jun 2026, 16:59 BST
  2. Procedure published
    30 Jun 2026, 16:59 BST
  3. engagement
    14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) is to gather market intelligence and explore current innovations across the sector. Insights gained through this engagement will support the development of a well-informed requirement and ensure the procurement approach reflects industry best practice and capability. Interested suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities: - Request for Information - Demonstration Day Request for Information The UK Ministry of Defence requires solutions to detect, track, identify, record/communicate, and defeat Uncrewed Systems (UxS) and related capabilities including training, evaluation, and integration/management systems. Please provide a data sheet no longer than 2 pages. Please submit your responses to the Preliminary Market Engagement RFI to the Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) Team Multiuser DES-LandP2DCCCommercialTeam@mod.gov.uk. The deadline to submit a response is Tuesday 14th July 2026. Demonstration Day Further to the RFI, we will also be conducting a Demonstration Day in August 2026. The Authority are looking for the following categories of products for the Demonstration Day. An RFI submission does not automatically result in an invite to the Demonstration Day. Invitations will be sent at the Authority’s discretion. - Category 1: Body worn systems to detect Uncrewed Systems with no RF communications. - Category 2: Tripod mounted systems to detect Uncrewed Systems with no RF communications. - Category 3: Body worn systems to intercept and display FPV drone video feeds live. - Category 4: Attritable dead drop systems to detect Uncrewed Systems with no RF communications and relay this information to the operator. - Category 5: Training and evaluation Uncrewed Systems for use as target threats. Additional Information - This notice is not a call for competition. - Participation in market engagement does not affect eligibility for any future procurement. - NA-M reserves the right to amend the scope and approach of the project based on feedback received. - Contract value and timeline information is an estimate only and is subject to change.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM
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Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published