Quick answer — Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) TeamLast refreshed 16 Mar 2020

At a glance

Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team has awarded £548.2m across 7 suppliers, with 1 live contract.

Why: Top supplier share 76% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 0% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration76%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share0%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 14 published notices and 14 awards on PublicSupply.

14
Notices published
14
Awards
7
Suppliers engaged
2016
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

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12 m spend
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Prior 12 m
YoY change
£1.6m
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

0

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified14 · £548.2m

Instrument type

contract14 · £548.2m
Source:Contracts Finder: 14

Awarded contracts · 1 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
TIQUILA Programme Mini-Unmanned Air Systems (MUAS)35613000£0active
Communication TowersTower Solutions44212200£325k16 Mar 2020active
Communication TowersTower Solutions Inc44212200£325k16 Mar 2020active
Provision of A Watchkeeper Support, Maintenance & Training ServiceThales UK Limited35613000£125.7m27 Mar 2019active
Protector UAS Technical Support and EvaluationEbeni Ltd71356300£3.0m16 Aug 2018active
Provision of Base Situation Awareness Equipment and accompanying SupportMarlborough Communications Limited35613000£1.2m12 Mar 2018active
Procurement of a Zeus Situation Awareness Tool LicenseRaytheon Solipsys48100000£582k26 Mar 2018active
Protector UAS Technical Support and Evaluation71356300£0active
Software & Complex Electronic Hardware Designated Engineering Representative Support for MQ-9B PROTECTORConsuNova Inc79419000£2.0m27 Nov 2017active
Provision of Base Situation Awareness Equipment and accompanying Support35613000£0active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
UD
1 contract · 18 Apr
£415.0m
76% of total
2
TU
1 contract · 27 Mar
£125.7m
23% of total
3
EL
1 contract · 16 Aug
£3.0m
1% of total
4
CI
1 contract · 27 Nov
£2.0m
0% of total
5
MC
£1.2m
0% of total
6
TS
2 contracts · 16 Mar
£650k
0% of total
7
RS
1 contract · 26 Mar
£582k
0% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Security, emergency equipment
6 contracts
£542.0m
99%
Architecture, engineering
2 contracts
£3.0m
1%
Business, legal, advisory
4 contracts
£2.0m
0%
Construction materials
2 contracts
£650k
0%
Software packages, IT
1 contract
£582k
0%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Security, emergency equipment
Architecture, engineering
Business, legal, advisory
Construction materials
Software packages, IT
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

0%
SME supplier share
target 33%
0
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
7
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 0% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

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Accountable officer + board roster

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