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# Rapid Capabilities Office and Air Capability Industry Engagement: Low-Cost
Uncrewed Air Systems (LANCA Follow-On)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rapid-capabilities-office-and-air-capability-industry-engagement-low-cost-uncrewed-air-sys-ocds-h6vhtk-037de1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Rapid Capabilities Office and Air Capability Industry Engagement: Low-Cost
Uncrewed Air Systems (LANCA Follow-On)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Unmanned aerial vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037de1`

## 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/rapid-capabilities-office-and-air-capability-industry-engagement-low-cost-uncrewed-air-sys-ocds-h6vhtk-037de1#tl-md)

## Description
Following the lessons learned from Project MOSQUITO, Project ALVINA, and wider
Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS) experimentation, the Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO)
and Air Capability are considering how to best exploit Low-Cost UAS to support the
Combat Air Force Mix as part of follow on LANCA activity and wider Uncrewed
System Development.
The Authority will be holding an engagement day on Tuesday 29th November 2022 to
inform Industry of Air’s intent for additive/adjunct capability in the Combat Air Force
Mix, and to provide Industry Partners with the opportunity to consider how they could
best contribute to Air’s intent within a subsequent R&D portfolio.
This engagement will likely be of interest to Industry Partners who specialise in any
of the following: UAS design and manufacture, propulsion, systems integration,
navigation, communication, Electronic Warfare (EW) payloads (active and passive),
autonomy, command and control, airworthiness and certification. Additional information: Engagement Day
• The Engagement Day will be held in person at RAF High Wycombe, HP14 4UE.
• To allow for maximum attendance, the Authority will hold two Industry Engagement
Sessions on Tuesday 29th November 2022, at 09:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 16:00.
• The content of each session will be the same so please register for one session only.
• The engagement will include a series of briefings from Air Capability, with an
opportunity for Industry Partners to ask questions.
Classification
• The engagement sessions will be classified at SECRET UK EYES ONLY.
• All attendees must hold SC clearance (at a minimum), must be a UK National and
the company represented must have a UK entity.
• Evidence must be provided upon registration (please see below).
• All information provided through the engagement sessions must be treated as
Commercial in Confidence and handled on a need-to-know basis.
Registration details:
To register for an Industry Engagement Session, please confirm the below details via email to Melissa Roberts (melissa.roberts184@mod.gov.uk) and Cher Dugard
(cher.dugard100@mod.gov.uk) no later than Friday 18th November 2022.
Attendance will be limited to 2 people per company.
Email Subject: Low-Cost Uncrewed Air Systems (LANCA Follow-On) Industry Engagement
Please include:
- Full Name:
- Position / Title:
- Company Represented (must have a UK entity):
- DOB:
- Confirmation of Nationality (or Nationalities):
- Evidence of Security Clearance (minimum of SC):
- Please state your preferred session (AM or PM) however, these will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
If travelling by car, please also provide the following:
- Make of Car:
- Model:
- Colour:
- Vehicle Registration Number:

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030749-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-31T19:57:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T19:49:49.934Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-037de1