Awarded contract

NPCC DFR Docks and Drones

Details

Supplier(s)
COLENA LTD.
Value
£363,353.54
Duration
2 years
Topic
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Published
18 May 2026

Tender description

Contract for the supply of drone and dock bundles for the NPCC Drone as First Responder Programme. This requirement was procured as a call off under YPO Drones and Associated Services DPS 1148. Requirement was advertised to all approved suppliers on the framework and a mini competition was run between those who registered interest.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 April 2026
  2. Completed: Award published18 May 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Metropolitan Police Service polices Greater London and buys as a police force with its own Commercial Services team. Opportunities below the full tender threshold are advertised through CompeteFor, the portal used across the Greater London Authority group. Above that level, competitions move to the Coupa e-tendering system for supplier submissions. The largest contracts are published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder for open competition. Major technology programmes such as digital policing systems are procured through dedicated supplier frameworks. Every contract the force signs follows the GLA Group Responsible Procurement Policy across its commercial activity.

The top 10 blue light buyers spent a collective £2.2bn between FY2021 and FY2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of Metropolitan Police Service's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 35000000 · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

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