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Ministry of Defence

RFI - Royal Navy Maritime Autonomous Systems Platform Authority Industry Engagement

Security & DefenceCPV 35000000 35500000 35510000 35512000
ValueValue not published
Deadline19 Aug 2026
Published5 Aug 2026
RegionSouth East
Timeline
Published 5 Aug 202614 days leftCloses 19 Aug 2026
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The brief

The Authority is seeking industry input on the establishment of a Platform Authority for Maritime Uncrewed Systems, capable of providing the governance, engineering expertise, certification support and through-life assurance necessary to enable the safe and effective operation of current and future capabilities.

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1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

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Source & provenance
OCID
84864661-b60c-4dec-a82c-c955f6946033
Stage
preprocurement · Open
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
tender_543337/1600160
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

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