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OpenStage · planning

Home Office

Tactical Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAS) System Managed Service

IT ServicesCPV 35720000
Value£29.0m
Deadline
Published23 Mar 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Katey.Young4@homeoffice.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£29.0mtotal contract value
median £210k
this tender£0£31.3m

This is a large award for Security, Defence & Safety Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 4,182 valued Security, Defence & Safety Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Home Office seeks an experienced commercial

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.

02

The RPAS must be capable of detecting

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.

03

The systems will provide enhanced situational awareness

The systems will provide enhanced situational awareness to inform operational decision making and support the effective tasking and coordination of operational assets.

04

The primary operational role of the RPAS

The primary operational role of the RPAS will be to conduct routine surveillance missions in support of Search, Rescue and Recovery (SRR) activity.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670ed
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
026043-2026
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