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    ContractsDrone Training, Support and Maintenance Services
    Awarded contract

    Drone Training, Support and Maintenance Services

    Awarded
    £170k
    Published 8 Jun 2026

    FLS seeks a Recognised Assessment Entity to provide drone pilot training, ongoing operational support, and fleet maintenance services for a 36-month contract with extension options.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· ScotlandPublished 8 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £170k
    Published 8 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £170,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Agriculture & Food
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Scotland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • PD
      Professional Drone Training Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    8 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is seeking a Recognised Assessment Entity (RAE) to provide comprehensive drone training, support, and maintenance services for their expanding drone fleet. The service provider will be responsible for: (1) Training - delivering A2 Certificate of Competency (A2 CoC) courses with practical flight skills components; (2) Support - acting as the primary contact for pilot queries, verifying contractor certifications, conducting flight skills tests, producing Standard Operating Procedures, attending bi-annual pilot meetings, and providing emergency incident support; (3) Maintenance - performing maintenance on FLS's current fleet of 33 drones, expected to grow during the contract period. FLS operates in the Open Category for low/no-risk drone operations and plans to transition to fully in-house operations. The contract runs for 36 months with an optional 24-month extension. Applicants must be a current RAE and cannot hold any existing drone operations contracts with FLS or be affiliated with organizations that do. Upon award, successful bidders become ineligible for future FLS drone operations tenders during the contract period.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In agriculture food, Forestry and Land Scotland has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Professional Drone Training Ltd1× · 50%
    2. BIDWELLS LLP1× · 50%

    Across agriculture food, the most active winners are GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LIMITED, ID VERDE, H REKULTIVACE AS — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-066e9a

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    Sector
    Agriculture & Food