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Original titleTactical Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Managed Service
Border Security Command require a supplier who can provide this as a managed service to meet an aspirational award date of 12/2026. Suppliers will need to register in the first instance on the Authority's eSourcing portal - https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Suppliers who can offer a solution and provide the required services are requested to send an expression of interest to Katey.Young4@homeoffice.gov.uk. The subject title of the email should read Tactical Airborne - Expression of Interest, and the email should confirm your organisation's name, one contact name, one e-mail address and one telephone number. These contact details must be those used to register on the Home Office e-Sourcing Portal on Jaggaer Following expressions of interest suppliers will be given access to the event on the Authority's eSourcing portal, where they will be issued with a Non-Disclosure Agreement, to be signed and returned to the Authority, via the eSourcing portal. Once received the supplier questionnaire will be made available for completion. Note, this questionnaire will be issued from the 6th February 2026. The deadline for completed supplier questionnaires will be 17/02/2026. This will be followed by an Industry Day, to outline the requirements and provide further information on the procurement process. This is anticipated to be held within the first week of March, however this is subject to change. The date will be confirmed and communicated in due course. Please note, the contact details provided by interested suppliers at the point of expression of interest will also be used to accept/verify their attendance for this MS Teams webinar engagement event. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is not a call for competition. Suppliers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a formal notice is published. This PIN relates solely to this market engagement exercise. It is not a pre-qualification questionnaire and does not form part of any select
Notice 009787-2026
Notice 057047-2026
AI summary of the notice
The Home Office is seeking a supplier to provide Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems to support Border Security Command ISR operations. The service requires 5000 on-task sensor coverage hours per year across three task lines to support Search, Rescue and Recovery vessels. The contract is valued at GBP 37,500,000.
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 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 vessels will operate primarily within UK Territorial Waters (TTW) and the wider UK Area of Operations, including the English Channel.
RPAS' information will be transmitted in real-time to an existing Command and Control facility to enable real-time coordination of responses to threats.
RPAS' will also be required to perform targeted surveillance to record high-quality video footage to support Criminal and Financial Investigation prosecutions.
The Home Office have a requirement for one (1) Supplier to provide RPAS' for 5000 on-task sensor coverage hours per year, over three (3) separate task lines, for the purpose of supporting BSC operations.
The Home Office requires availability of two (2) task lines to provide year-round coverage including weekends and public holidays. An additional third task line will be required for approximately six-months per year. (A ‘Task Line’ is provision of 8 hours of continuous sensor coverage in any 24 hour period.)
The contract will be for three (3) years fixed with the option of extensions up to but not exceeding one (1) year.
There is a requirement for the service to be fully operational within four months of the contract being awarded. The timelines will be fully detailed in the UK4 Tender Notice
PLEASE NOTE: The Home Office will be using the Government Commercial Agency Space Technology Solutions Dynamic Market (RM6370) for this procurement. See ‘Submission’ section for further information.
Planned procurement expression-of-interest deadline: 2026-08-08T13:00:00+01:00 (2026-08-08T12:00:00Z UTC). This response deadline had passed as of 30 September 2026. This is not a formal tender submission deadline. Source: FTS notice 057047-2026, published 2026-06-17T11:51:35+01:00; https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057047-2026.
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