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title: "Drone and Drone Services (1356)"
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# Drone and Drone Services (1356)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drones-and-drone-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06df58). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation: "Drone and Drone Services (1356)". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £500,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: ypo2.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 23 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/yorkshire-purchasing-organisation-GB-PPON-PMRV-4748-MNJV)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £500,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 November 2026 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Unmanned aerial vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drones-and-drone-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06df58#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06df58`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** 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

## 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/drones-and-drone-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06df58#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ypo2.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fypo2.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drones-and-drone-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06df58#participate

## 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.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Supply of Drones with Associated Products and Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35613000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £500,000,000
- **Description:** 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 o...
- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 28/02/2031

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Drone Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35613000

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000,000
- **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 o...
- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 28/02/2031

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F096010-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-12T10:47:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T03:35:54.419Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06df58