Project Corvus - Procurement of an Uncrewed Air System to support the Army Land Tactical Deep Find 24-hr Persistent Surveillance RequirementDeep Find
- Published
- 5 August 2026
- Estimated value
- £220,000,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 074233-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d322
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 35613000Unmanned aerial vehicles
Description
Project Corvus - Procurement of an Uncrewed Air System Capability to support the Army Land Tactical Deep Find 24-hr Persistent Surveillance Requirement. On 31st July 2025 Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), now National Armaments Director Group, published a UK 4 Tender Notice (Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-044898) on the Find a Tender Service (FTS) Platform to inform the market that it intended to run a procurement for Project CORVUS under the competitive flexible procedure of the Procurement Act 2023. The Authority subsequently issued the Project Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and invited 18 Bidders to respond to an Invitation to Tender (ITT). By the ITT closing date (13th February 2026) 8 Bidders had submitted a response to the ITT, however none of these responses were suitable. The Authority is now following the process as set out in Section 43 the Procurement Act of 2023. Section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023 permits a contracting authority, in certain circumstances, to switch from a competitive tendering procedure to a direct award. The Authority has considered the statutory conditions for reliance on section 43 and has concluded that they are satisfied in this case. In part…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Tekever Ltd | £220,000,000 | 24 July 2026 |
Official publications
- FTS · 074233-2026 · 5 August 2026
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