Notice Information
Notice Title
Long Reach UAV - RFI
Notice Description
Long reach Inter-theatre lift UAV - Request for information (RFI) A potential capability gap has been identified within Defence for a long-range Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV). Consequently the Authority is seeking to engage with industry to establish what technologies are currently available in the market to potentially fulfil this requirement. The purpose of this RFI is to gather information about current market offerings for the provision of long reach, inter-theatre lift UAV, capable of carrying a minimum 50kg payload over a range of at least 300 nautical miles with as a minimum, a waypoint-based level of Autonomy. The aircraft must be able to fly First Person View [FPV] with a minimum 50km LOS comms & AES 256 encryption and with an assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) data source. The platform would also require the ability deliver a payload whilst in flight mode. If your company would be interested in potentially bidding for this requirement, please provide responses to the following questions: 1. What is the aircraft's maximum payload weight? 2. What is the aircraft's maximum range (in distance) without refuelling/recharging? 3. What type of autonomy is incorporated into your system? (E.g., Waypoint based/Task based). 4. Is the aircraft able to fly in GPS denied environments? (E.g., ability to fly FPV / using SLAM or similar capability via waypoints). 5. What type of command-and-control functionality does the system operate? (E.g., 50km LOS comms & AES 256 encryption / 100km LOS, plus SATCOM). 6. What is the in-flight payload delivery mechanism? (E.g., basic flight drop / ability to safely release and delivery a payload such as via parachute or similar) 7. What is the Payload Delivery Accuracy from altitude of c120m? [E.g., Within circle of 50m diameter / Within circle of 25m diameter 8. Does the aircraft have an assured PNT data source? 9. What type of fuel/energy does you aircraft use? 10. Does the system have collision avoidance capabilities? If so, what are they? (E.g., Organic (to platform) Sense to Avoid capability / integration capability into recognised air picture) 11. What Categorisation / clearances, if any, does your aircraft have? (E.g., CAA / EASA / national civil clearances / UK / NATO country military categorisations in place / in process) Please note that this is a Request For Information only and is not a request to submit tenders and nor is there any guarantee that tenders will be invited for this requirement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-c8e7b54d-e495-4721-af2d-4974ce5e209a
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a2ef716-87fa-4172-ad6a-8697c854a83e
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
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- CPV Codes
35613100 - Unmanned combat aerial vehicles
73410000 - Military research and technology
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jul 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jul 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Toby Love
- Contact Email
- toby.love103@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07929175160
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a2ef716-87fa-4172-ad6a-8697c854a83e
6th July 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/26614394-0a3c-442d-822c-8b8863ea517d
24th June 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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