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title: "Contractor Flying Approved Organization Scheme (Basic Remotely Piloted Air Systems) Commercial Framework"
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# Contractor Flying Approved Organization Scheme (Basic Remotely Piloted Air Systems) Commercial Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contractor-flying-approved-organization-scheme-basic-remotely-piloted-air-systems-commerci-ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Contractor Flying Approved Organization Scheme (Basic Remotely Piloted Air Systems) Commercial Framework". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Non-piloted aircraft, Research and experimental development services, Technical inspection services, Technical services, Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contractor-flying-approved-organization-scheme-basic-remotely-piloted-air-systems-commerci-ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contractor-flying-approved-organization-scheme-basic-remotely-piloted-air-systems-commerci-ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb7#tl-md)

## Description
Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS) are a vital capability for Defence, requiring defence to rapidly assess, develop and use new capabilities. The aim of this PMEN is to understand the current capability of industry to be part of a commercial framework of competent and approved civilian organisations to support MOD UAS Test and Evaluation (T&E) in a more efficient way. UK MOD is seeking companies to submit proposals for the following: 
-The capability to conduct UAS T&E in accordance with Regulatory Article (RA) 1031: Contractor flying approved organization scheme (basic remotely piloted air systems) (CFAOS (BR). 
-The ability to  gain MAA CFAOS (BR) approval within 6 months of a T&E commercial framework being established.
-Equivalence of civilian T&E qualifications to MAA qualifications required for CFAOS (BR) approval.
- To conduct relatively short notice UAS T&E on Open - S1 platforms or system of systems.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34711200, 71356000, 71600000, 71631000, 73100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065784-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-16T08:30:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:44:30.568Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb7