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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078094"
title: "PRN004664 Underwater Drones"
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# PRN004664 Underwater Drones

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prn004664-underwater-drones-ocds-h6vhtk-078094). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority: "PRN004664 Underwater Drones". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottinghamshire-and-city-of-nottingham-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PDCB-9254-WQCL)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment, Rescue and emergency equipment, Unmanned underwater vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prn004664-underwater-drones-ocds-h6vhtk-078094#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078094`

## 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/prn004664-underwater-drones-ocds-h6vhtk-078094#tl-md)

## Description
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) would like to notify you of an upcoming requirement, and by doing so we are keen to widen our understanding and knowledge of the market.
NFRS is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to better understand the technologies, products and services currently available within the market that could support surface-based subsurface search, identification and recovery operations. 
This engagement forms part of NFRS's ongoing commitment to improving firefighter safety, enhancing operational effectiveness and exploring innovative methods of locating, identifying and recovering submerged casualties and objects in a range of water environments. 
This PME is being undertaken via the NFRS e-procurement portal In-Tend. In order to respond to this PME,  please express an interest and download the documents. All responses and queries/ question must be made via the portal available via the following link:
https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/notts-fire/home

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 35110000, 35112000, 35512400

- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 03/01/2031
- **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%2F093734-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-05T10:46:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:21:19.007Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078094