Awarded 23 September 2026
ITEP1250 - Drone Flight Management System
Highways England · West Midlands
Drones tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
66 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Drones contracts ,
66 contracts across the UK, of any size
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Awarded 22 September 2026
Tethered Drone System
Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire · North West
Awarded 25 August 2026
Purchase of Drones
West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service · West Midlands
Awarded 30 July 2026
GB-Maidstone: C24101 Drones - Replacement of existing operational drone fleet
Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority · South East
Awarded 24 July 2026
Project Corvus - Procurement of an Uncrewed Air System to support the Army Land Tactical Deep Find 24-hr Persistent Surveillance Requirement
Defence Equipment and Support · South West
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Coptrz won the most drones contracts
Tekever Ltd won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
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| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coptrz North West · SME · See every contract | 13 | £777k | 11 | ||
| 2 | IRED LIMITED West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 7 | £3m | 7 | ||
| 3 | Heliguy North West · SME · See every contract | 6 | £149k | 4 | ||
| 4 | KOREC East of England · See every contract | 3 | £172k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Schiebel Aircraft GmbH Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £1.1m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Marlborough Communications Ltd South West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £201k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | BLUELIGHTSDIGITAL LTD East of England · SME · See every contract | 2 | £120k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Tekever Ltd South West · See every contract | 1 | £220m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | sees.ai Limited London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £22.9m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Bristow Helicopters Limited South East · See every contract | 1 | £8.4m | 1 |
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Who buys
38 buyers awarded drones contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
12 buyers bought drones more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many drones contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many drones contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | 11 | £1.1m |
| 2 | Ministry of Defence | 6 | £7.3m |
| 3 | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) | 3 | £470k |
| 4 | British Transport Police | 3 | £378k |
| 5 | Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk | 3 | £190k |
| 6 | Maritime and Coastguard Agency | 2 | £8.4m |
| 7 | Scottish Government | 2 | £1.9m |
| 8 | West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 2 | £1.1m |
| 9 | Nuclear Restoration Services | 2 | £237k |
| 10 | Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | 2 | £168k |
Prices
Half of drones contracts are worth less than £71k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 98% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Defence Equipment and SupportTekever Ltd · 24 Jul 2026
- National Gridsees.ai Limited · 22 May 2025
- Maritime and Coastguard AgencyBristow Helicopters Limited · 1 Nov 2024
- Ministry of DefenceAnartes Ltd · 9 Sep 2025
- Ministry of DefenceIRED LIMITED · 12 Dec 2025
- BlueLight CommercialSchiebel Aircraft GmbH · 30 Jan 2025
- West Yorkshire Combined AuthoritySchiebel Aircraft GmbH · 30 Jan 2025
- Scottish GovernmentWinner not published · 1 Aug 2025
- Scottish GovernmentNordic Unmanned UK Limited · 1 Aug 2025
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Phase One A/S · 31 Jan 2025
Where and when
The South West awards the most drones contracts. February and March are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 10 | £221m |
| South East | 9 | £9.1m |
| North West | 7 | £517k |
| East of England | 6 | £816k |
| London | 6 | £27.4m |
| West Midlands | 4 | £1.3m |
| Scotland | 4 | £2.2m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | £1.2m |
| North East | 2 | £102k |
| East Midlands | 1 | £29k |
| Wales | 1 | £45k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of drones tenders close within 26 days of being published
Each dot is a drones tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 73% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 27% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 26 days
is how long the typical drones tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 15 UK drones tenders published in the last 24 months. - 98%
of the money is in the 10 biggest drones contracts.
Of 64 contracts with a published value. - 61%
of drones contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 56 award notices. - 29%
of drones contracts are awarded in February and March.
19 of 66 contracts.
Questions
How many drones contracts does the UK public sector award?
66 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 38 public buyers.
How long are drones tenders open for?
The median drones tender is open for 26 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector drones contract worth?
The median is £71k, and 77% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector drones contracts?
Coptrz won the most (13). Tekever Ltd won the most by value (£220m).
What is included
Supply, hire and maintenance of drones, payloads and software, with or without operator pilots, including drones for medical delivery.
- Drone supply and hire
- Drone maintenance and servicing
- Drones for medical delivery
- Drone operator pilots supplied with the service
- Drone-based environmental monitoring and emergency response pilots
- Airborne sensor payloads and aerial data capture software
- Drone supply, pilot training and drone survey services
What is not included
- Drone surveys and inspections (csl.design.topographical-measured-surveys)
- Counter-drone systems (sec.screen.counter-drone)
- Drone pilot training (another industry: education-training)
- Uncrewed surface vessels (trn.airsea.survey-and-research-vessel-charter)