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715675477 RFI Industry VANQUISH

Ministry of Defence · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:22.

Opportunity overview

RFI for a concept of demonstration for a Fixed Wing Short Take Off and Landing Autonomous Collaborative Platform.

Classification

  • CPV35613000 — Unmanned aerial vehicles
  • CPV73410000 — Military research and technology
  • CPV73435000 — Test and evaluation of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
715675477
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
062294-2025
Description
This is an amendment to insert the link to the Defence Sourcing Portal Opportunity which contains the Maritime Aviation Transformation. Any issues please contact Taiye Adeboye on taiye.adeboye100@mod.gov.uk https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60349

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
12 Jan 2026, 23:59

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
20 Dec 2027, 23:59
Starts
30 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73435000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Test and evaluation of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
Entry 2
Id
73410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Military research and technology
Entry 3
Id
35613000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Unmanned aerial vehicles

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
062112-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
3 Oct 2025, 12:28
Entry 2
Id
062294-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
3 Oct 2025, 16:20
Entry 3
Id
066006-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
16 Oct 2025, 15:41
Entry 4
Id
066914-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
21 Oct 2025, 07:33
Entry 5
Id
069584-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
30 Oct 2025, 07:57
Entry 6
Id
071799-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
6 Nov 2025, 16:57

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
14 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
06/11/2025 UPDATE FOR PROSPECTIVE RESPONDERS Please note that the RFI 715675477 Amendment 5 is being issued to address a discrepancy in the due date specified in the original Request for Information. Please be advised that the deadline for all responses has been officially extended. The new definitive closing deadline for the RFI submission via the Microsoft Form is 14th November 2025 at 17:00 hrs. All other terms and conditions of the Original RFI remain unchanged. We apologise for any confusion or inconvenience this discrepancy may have caused and appreciate you continued interest and efforts. 30/10/2025 UPDATE FOR POTENTIAL BIDDERS Please note that the CQ response log for this RFI has been updated and is a final document. Here is the link: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/toolkit/negotiation/tnd/tenderOpportunity.do?tenderCode=tender_508080&_ncp=1761810436209.1397709-1#:~:text=https%3A//contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail%3FopportunityId%3D60349 21/10/2025 UPDATE FOR POTENTIAL BIDDERS Please note the CQ Log for this RFI has been updated, here is the link: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60349 We reiterate that the Engagement Deadline is the 7th November and not 14th November. 16/10/2025 UPDATE FOR POTENTIAL BIDDERS Link to Clarification Questions/Answers Log: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60349 Please note that the Engagement Deadline is the 7th November and not 14th November. The Microsoft Form will no longer accept responses after the 7th November. RFI INDUSTRY – VANQUISH Technical Demonstration Description As part of the route to the Royal Navy’s Hybrid Air Wing, Project VANQUISH seeks to deliver a technical demonstration at sea of an attritable (Tier 2) Fixed Wing Short Take Off and Landing Autonomous Collaborative Platform (FW STOL ACP); nominal target date by the end of 2026, with options for delivery within an 18 month window from the target date also considered. The air vehicle must be able to embark and operate autonomously from a Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Aircraft Carrier and is to be jet turbine powered and capable of high subsonic speed. It should be able to launch and recover to QEC without Catapults or Arrested Recovery Systems and with a credible payload and endurance. There must be an exploitation pathway to the delivery of a wide range of maritime mission sets in support of UK Carrier Strike in due course (ISR/Strike/Air-Air Refuelling), to compliment F35B LIGHTNING, as part of QEC and its Carrier Air Wing.  Successful completion of a technical demonstration will inform future capability development and procurement options. This RFI is separate to, but coherent with, existing CSAEW RFI’s dated 9th & 22nd Apr 2025 and will aid understanding of cross cutting technologies which may assist both lines of development. It must be aligned with the principles of Maritime Aviation Transformation (MATX) and build on previous trials and demonstrations of ACPs from QEC.  To drive delivery of an optimal system, the MOD is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to industry. The outcome of this RFI will inform the capability of the industrial base, in support this requirement. The implementation options in this RFI are not prescribed and we are interested in views from all interested parties on the best possible solution. Please respond by completing the Microsoft Form in the link below by 17:00 on the 7 November 2025. Link to RFI response form: https://forms.office.com/e/8Npvind1de Please send any clarification questions about this market engagement exercise to Taiye.adeboye100@mod.gov.uk Latest date to receive CQs is 24th October 2025 midday. Where relevant and appropriate, this market engagement event may be followed by further engagement exercise which will be notified through normal channels (e.g. Defence Sourcing Portal, Find a Tender). For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not informing the market of an imminent procurement. All costs pertaining to the completion of this response are to be borne by the responders. Please note, procurement dates and values in this notice are subject to governance and should not be viewed as a firm commitment. This RFI is purely to gain market knowledge and is not the launch of a new procurement. Pricing and timelines will be refined through market engagement, at this stage a cost of not less than £10m and a contract start date of between Jan and Apr 2026 is envisaged. Completion of this technical demonstration will result in the data and evidence generated being used to inform the maritime requirement for the prospective procurement of a FW ACP capability from the early 2030s. Total value (estimated) £10,000,000 excluding VAT £12,000,000 including VAT Above the relevant threshold Contract dates (estimated) 1 Apr 2026 to 29 Dec 2027 20 months Main procurement category Goods / Service CPV classifications Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) and associated payloads Contract locations UK - United Kingdom Engagement Engagement deadline 14 Nov 25

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
Whitehall
Postal Code
SW1A 2EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Main Building

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Taiye Adeboye

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Whitehall · UKI32 · SW1A 2EU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a7d0-2025-11-06T16:57:26ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·