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# National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) Police use of Drones - Early Market Engagement Briefing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-police-chiefs-council-npcc-police-use-of-drones-early-market-engagement-briefing-ocds-h6vhtk-04b48a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Metropolitan Police Service: "National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) Police use of Drones - Early Market Engagement Briefing". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Metropolitan Police Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/metropolitan-police-service-GB-FTS-128130)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Unmanned aerial vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b48a`

## 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/national-police-chiefs-council-npcc-police-use-of-drones-early-market-engagement-briefing-ocds-h6vhtk-04b48a#tl-md)

## Description
This notification is not a procurement or an invitation to submit bids. The Authority on behalf of the NPCC are undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to outline the direction of thinking and aspiration for police use of UAS.  This Prior Information Notice is to alert the market of the requirement. We would like to hear from you as part of our market engagement phase. Contact the Procurement team listed for more information.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This notification is not a procurement or an invitation to submit bids. The Authority on behalf of the NPCC are undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to outline the direction of thinking and aspiration for police use of UAS. 
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## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036025-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-07T10:22:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:29:54.450Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b48a