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Cost & Capability of Low-Cost Remotely Operated Uncrewed Surface Vehicle
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- Thu 30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice. The source records Thu 30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 19 Apr 2026
- Region
- South East
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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The Royal Navy is keen to understand the industry options available for the conversion of a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), or similar vessel, into a remotely operated uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), to be used as a mobile target in various Naval exercises.
Acknowledging the global proliferation of these systems, the goal is to assess the specifications of low-cost options (c. sub £60,000), to further expedite Royal Navy trials and experimentation.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 34520000
- 34000000 34500000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 19 Apr 2026Notice
Notice published 19 April 2026.
Release 78ba1318-3c35-4f1b-b559-22525bae9adc
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- 78ba1318-3c35-4f1b-b559-22525bae9adc
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Stage
- preprocurement · Open
- Last verified
- Tue 21 Apr 2026, 01:02 BST
- Read at
- Thu 22 Oct 2026, 18:01 BST
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