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Original titleDrones and Drone Services
Your support will enable us to shape the solution to meet yours and your customer’s needs. YPO reserves the right to not commit to advertising this tender if we do so wish. Any information provided by suppliers prior to any advertising of the tender will not be used to determine the outcome of any processes. Should YPO wish to proceed further a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO's contract procedure rules. Please note that this notice is to undertake early supplier engagement only, information is being sought without prejudice and without commitment. If you are interested in this opportunity, please email the named contact on this notice. emergencyservices@ypo.co.uk
Notice 075396-2026
AI summary of the notice
YPO is renewing a solution for drones, UAV's and associated services including maintenance, surveying, surveillance and analysis. This procurement supports emergency services and wider public-sector operational requirements. The estimated value of the requirement is GBP 500,000,000.
We are renewing an existing solution and seeking interest from suppliers of drones, UAV’s and associated services such as servicing, maintenance, surveying, distribution, photography, video production, analysis and surveillance.
We are particularly interested in understanding your current route to market, customer base and the challenges around selling to and working with the wider public sector.
As part of this exercise, we are also seeking views of potential YPO customers who may use this solution as compliant procurement route.
We envisage the routes to market being Competitive Selection Process for lots 1 and 2 (Drones and Drone Services) and Award Without Competition on lot 1 only. (Drones)
For clarity, this early engagement is focused on drones, UAVs and associated services that support emergency services and wider public-sector operational requirements. Services relating solely to general photography, events filming, wedding/portrait photography, hobbyist drone activity or standard commercial media production are not the primary focus of this engagement, unless they form part of a specialist UAV or operational service relevant to public safety, inspection, surveying, surveillance, resilience, analysis, maintenance, servicing or associated support.
Preliminary market engagement response deadline: 2026-08-21T23:59:59+01:00 (2026-08-21T22:59:59Z UTC). This response deadline had passed as of 30 September 2026. This is not a formal tender submission deadline. Source: FTS notice 075396-2026, published 2026-08-07T15:18:49+01:00; https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075396-2026. The notice separately estimates publication of a future tender notice on 1 October 2026; this is an indicative publication date, not a bid deadline.
Buyer (no org match): Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
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