REPLACEMENT OF AGEING DAIB RPAS CAPABILITY WITH SKYDIO X10 MULTIBAND DRONE SYSTEM

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£69,419published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Marlborough Communications ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement is for the replacement of ageing DAIB RPAS capability with Skydio X10 multiband drone system.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

34711200 Non-piloted aircraft

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT
Last source update: 24 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-016506
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065b1b Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
24 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £69,4191 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Marlborough Communications ltd	£69,419 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Marlborough Communications ltd
Signed
13 Feb 2026
Value
£69,419
Period
13 Feb 2026 – 31 May 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8EXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Marlborough Communications LimitedAwarded supplier Marlborough Communications Limited, 1 Perrywood Business Park, Honeycrock Lane, Redhill, Surrey, South East, RH1 5DZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT