Official UK procurement notice
UK public contract notice — iRed Ltd for Ministry of Defence (Apr 2026)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£2,499,840published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Dec 2025
Awarded to iRed Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptioninterim fleet of training drones that simulate basic ISR capabilities
CPV: Unmanned aerial vehicles · Unmanned combat aerial vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Interim fleet of ISR dronesAwarded
35613000 Unmanned aerial vehicles
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
- price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Apr 2026, 10:49 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2026, 10:49 BST
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068c59
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,499,8401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| iRed Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 038404-2026-1 · iRed Ltd
- Signed
- 12 Dec 2025
- Value
- £2,499,840
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- MODReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- iRed LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.