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# HMCG Drone Trial Licensing and Hosting

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hmcg-drone-trial-licensing-and-hosting-ocds-h6vhtk-058126). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Maritime and Coastguard Agency: "HMCG Drone Trial Licensing and Hosting". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Maritime and Coastguard Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-gov-ea78)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £100,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hmcg-drone-trial-licensing-and-hosting-ocds-h6vhtk-058126#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058126`

## 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/hmcg-drone-trial-licensing-and-hosting-ocds-h6vhtk-058126#tl-md)

## Description
Aviation licensing use within iSAR to support HMCGs Drone trial, which will provide all the requirements as listed in the Authority's specification document. 
This awarded contract will allow for appropriate governance, planning and recording of Drone operations across HMCG. Providing HMCG a compliant method to commence, capture, store and access operational HMCG Drone Footage to support the drone trial in its objectives to ‘Research and evaluate the potential for on scene drone technology.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Bellwade Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-156949`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** HMCG Drone Trial Licensing and Hosting (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 04/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027422-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-25T15:11:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:50:45.322Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058126