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YPO - 001148 Drones and Associated Services[E11]

Wakefield, United KingdomYPO[E1]

In plain English

What they want: YPO are looking for Suppliers to be appointed onto a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Drones and Associated Drone Services. The DPS is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO's internal requirements and any of YPO's wholly owned associated or subsidiary companies. The DPS will cover the period from 6th March 2023 to 5th March 2027.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 5 Mar 2027, 23:55 UTC. UTC: 5 Mar 2027, 23:55 UTC.
Published 5 Jan 2023.
Value: GBP 500,000,000
Buyer: YPOSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

Deadline[E4]: 5 Mar 2027, 23:55 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 500,000,000
Published[E9]: 5 Jan 2023
Procedure[E8]: Restricted procedure
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

YPO are looking for Suppliers to be appointed onto a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Drones and Associated Drone Services. The DPS is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO's internal requirements and any of YPO's wholly owned associated or subsidiary companies. The DPS will cover the period from 6th March 2023 to 5th March 2027. Please note that this updated contract finder notice is for:- 1. Change in YPO contact Telephone Number 2. To update the actual end date of this DPS to 05 March 2027. Some of the extension periods will no longer be taken. 3. Change to YPO's e-tendering portal to access the procurement documents and bid. The new e-tendering portal can be found at http://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is YPO.
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 35613000 (Unmanned aerial vehicles).
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 5 Mar 2027, 23:55 UTC.
“2027-03-05T23:55:00Z”
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“YPO are looking for Suppliers to be appointed onto a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Drones and Associated Drone Services. The DPS is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO's internal requirements and any of YPO's wh…”
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure.
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 5 Jan 2023.
“2023-01-05T08:36:49Z”
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "YPO - 001148 Drones and Associated Services".
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 500,000,000.
“500000000 GBP”
Document 9cbcee53-2bd3-4f0c-99df-155683c38a32-893323, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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