Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc0-6ec9-7132-8bbb-e329bf650827/autonomous-collaborative-platform-tranche-2 [Skip to main content](#main-content) pendingGBopen procedureSuitable for SMEs # Autonomous Collaborative Platform Tranche 2 [DE&S](https://tendernation.io/buyers/des) Estimated value £20,000,000 Published 29 Jul 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender In March 2024 the MOD published the RAF Autonomous Collaborative Platforms Strategy that defines the RAF's vision for procurement of ACPs to support their future capability requirements. In May 2025 the MOD announced the delivery of StormShroud Mk1 into service, marking the first ACP to be formally delivered to the RAF. In June 2025 the MOD published the Strategic Defence Review which recommended "the RAF must stay at the leading edge of combat air's evolution, through the transition from exclusively crewed combat air platforms to a Future Combat Air System (FCAS) with a mix of crewed, uncrewed, and increasingly autonomous platforms" and that "to assure the future of UK combat air, investment in ACPs should be considered alongside investment in FCAS and the Global Combat Air Programme. The ACPs must be designed to operate in collaboration with the fourth-, fifth- and future generations of combat aircraft and to operate from the UK aircraft carriers". ## CPV classification Non-piloted aircraft Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-056872-2025-07-29T17:37:00+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-056872-2025-07-29T17:37:00+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileDE&S: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/des)[SectorMore Transport equipment & vehicles tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles) ## More tenders like this [Car Club Services The Swaythling Housing Society Ltd (Trading as Abri) 32 days left 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a145df-1211-7123-a7d4-20056dcb5ef8/car-club-services)[CPU 6567 Automated Motor Vehicle and Plant Machinery Parts Nottingham City Council 26 days left 11 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-568e-7257-9a94-eb73ded79759/cpu-6567-automated-motor-vehicle-and-plant-machinery-parts)[Gaskets – Dostawa uszczelnień z tworzyw sztucznych dla Oddziałów Polskiej Grupy Górniczej SA – nr grupy 252-11 Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. 17 days left 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-020b-7283-9bfe-ac8a9179cffe/poland-gaskets-dostawa-uszczelnien-z-tworzyw-sztucznych-dla-oddzialow-polski)[Motor vehicles – „Доставка на 1 брой фабрично нов, неупотребяван товарен автомобил с висока проходимост тип пикап за нуждите на Община Брезово“ ОБЩИНА БРЕЗОВО 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-b50f-7084-9d78-1a884fa3f21b/bulgaria-motor-vehicles-dostavka-na-1-broi-fabricno-nov-neupotrebiavan-tova)[Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment – Système de mesure automatisée des roues de tramway au défilé (SMAR) : fourniture, installation, mise en service et maintien en conditions opérationnelles, ligne T2 et lignes de tramway fer de la RATP RATP 21 days left 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-5107-72a7-a300-53a0ade24561/france-parts-of-railway-or-tramway-locomotives-or-rolling-stock-railways-traf)[Motor vehicles – „Доставка на 1 брой фабрично нов, неупотребяван товарен автомобил с висока проходимост тип пикап за нуждите на Община Куклен“ ОБЩИНА КУКЛЕН 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-44c6-739f-94cb-006a5fcef069/bulgaria-motor-vehicles-dostavka-na-1-broi-fabricno-nov-neupotrebiavan-tova)