Development Military ISR Drone
Defensie Materieel Organisatie (DMO) has published a tender for the development of a small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for Military ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) purposes. The contract requires rapid delivery of 10 units within a period of 6 months, with a limited financial volume. The system must be based on an existing model and fully comply with the requirements of the NLMoD, including safety, interoperability, and operational performance. The UAS will be deployed for testing, training, and concept development purposes, including OT&E (Operational Test & Evaluation) and evaluation. The procurement follows a non-public procedure, aimed at a limited number of qualified suppliers with experience in military drones who meet strict Dutch defence requirements.
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01What is being requested
Defensie Materieel Organisatie (DMO) has published a tender for the development of a small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for Military ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) purposes. The contract requires rapid delivery of 10 units within a period of 6 months, with a limited financial volume. The system must be based on an existing model and fully comply with the requirements of the NLMoD, including safety, interoperability, and operational performance. The UAS will be deployed for testing, training, and concept development purposes, including OT&E (Operational Test & Evaluation) and evaluation. The procurement follows a non-public procedure, aimed at a limited number of qualified suppliers with experience in military drones who meet strict Dutch defence requirements.
The goal of the project is to develop in a limited timeframe and financial volume, a small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for Military ISR purposes, preferably based on an existing model. The system shall fully comply to the requirements of the NLMoD. Within 6 months, 10 Unmanned Aerial Systems has to be delivered to be used by the NLMoD for testing, training and concept development (OT&E / evalution phase).
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for leveringen is € 221.000, for reference.
04Likely competitors
05Tender documents
06Legal themes that may be relevant here
07Frequently asked questions
What is the purpose of the UAS system development?
What is the intended delivery period and how many units must be delivered?
For what purposes will the delivered systems be used by the NLMoD?
Which requirements must the system meet?
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
08Estimated value versus the market
€ 397K
€ 902K
€ 1,8 mln
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