Lot 1
No lot description published.
Buyer: Ministry of Defence →
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The Royal Navy requires A fleet of 20 Uncrewed Surface Vessel orUSVs for SURFLOT, these platforms will be utilised for training, Tactic Development, Warfare Development, Capability Development, and operations in the UK Are of Responsibility and beyond. This project is to be a spiral development, with the initial platform requirement of USV’s to be TRL 4/5, with open architecture for future development, this capability is key to maintaining operational relevance against peer threats. The Hybrid Navy transition will require development and testing of new technologies and whilst much of this work will be conducted by Navy Development, Disruptive capabilities, and technology officer, the SURFLOT Fleet of USVs will act as test beds to provide Learning from experience. Engineering support for OEM integration of spiral capabilities will be considered as part of the bid process. Works of this Project will have a focus on the South, South west regions.
No lot description published.
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No planning milestones published.
| Relationship | Related procurement |
|---|---|
| framework | ocds-h6vhtk-054901 |
No documents are published in the current source record.
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| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-05db5c |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 021405-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Tue Mar 10 2026 15:05:47 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082960-2025 |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 13 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | award, contract | 021405-2026 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | tender | 082960-2025 |
| 5 Nov 2025 | planning | 071410-2025 |
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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