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# Tactical Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAS) System Managed Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tactical-remotely-piloted-aircraft-rpas-system-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06467c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Home Office: "Tactical Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAS) System Managed Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £29,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Home Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/home-office-gov-d16)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £29,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data services, Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance, Non-piloted aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06467c`

## 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/tactical-remotely-piloted-aircraft-rpas-system-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06467c#tl-md)

## Description
The Home Office seeks an experienced commercial provider to supply capable Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) to support the Border Security Command's (BSC) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations.
The RPAS must be capable of detecting, identifying, and tracking vessels and individuals within the defined area of operations, operating as part of a multi layered ISR framework that includes manned aviation, maritime assets, and land based infrastructure. The systems will provide enhanced situational awareness to inform operational decision making and support the effective tasking and coordination of operational assets
The primary operational role of the RPAS will be to conduct routine surveillance missions in support of Search, Rescue and Recovery (SRR) activity.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 35613000, 35720000, 72300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The primary operational requirement is for RPAS' that can conduct routine surveillance flights to detect, track, and identify vessels and people to support the primary Search, Rescue and Recovery (SRR) Vessels within the area of operations.
The SRR v...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009804-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-04T10:10:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:47:01.515Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06467c