YPO - 001148 Drones and Associated Services
YPO
- Estimated value
- £5,000,000 to £500,000,000
- VAT not stated
- Where
- UK-wide
- Buyer in Yorkshire and the Humber
- Trade
- Security
- Unmanned aerial vehicles
- Documents
- On YPO’s supplier portal
- Registration may be needed
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.
- Time to bid
- 91 full UK working days before the closing day, Fri 5 Mar 2027 (England and Wales bank holidays left out).
- Value
- £500m (the top of its range) is among the largest tenth of the 37 open security tenders that state a value (median £1.2m).
- This buyer
- 21 more open tenders from YPO listed here.
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YPO are looking for Suppliers to be appointed onto a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Drones and Associated Drone Services.
- Buyer
- YPO
- Buyer’s region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Where the work is
- UK-wide
- Listed on Evendraft under
- UK-wide tenders (a national buyer)
- Published
- 5 Jan 2023
- Tender deadline
- 5 Mar 2027, 23:55 UK time
- Estimated value
- £5,000,000 to £500,000,000 (VAT not stated)
- Trade
- Security
- CPV codes
- 35613000 Unmanned aerial vehicles
- Procedure
- Restricted procedureTwo stages: apply to take part first; shortlisted suppliers are invited to tender.
- Framework
- No
- Lots
- Not divided into lots
- Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
- Yes
- Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
- Yes
- Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
- No (estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
- Documents
- On YPO’s supplier portal
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