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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: VANAHEIM RFI
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, GB Email: sarah.hammond953@mod.gov.uk. (Sarah Hammond)
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Join Project VANAHEIM and shape the future of military Counter-Uncrewed Air Systems (C-UAS) operations. VANAHEIM is focused on this operational problem:
How a tactical unit be organised and equipped to persistently detect, track, identify and defeat Class 1 Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) threats?
Project VANAHEIM is joint project being run between the British and United States Armies. It is the first wave of a substantial programme of work updating the Army’s C-UAS capabilities against the rapid development of Small UAS in recent years. Through VANAHEIM the British Army is aiming to identify promising C-UAS solutions and technology partners with who it can work to field the next generation of C-UAS capabilities.
VANAHEIM is an opportunity to collaborate directly with the British Army and UK Defence within a field test event. This isn’t just another industry event – it is a dynamic, field-based test environment where your solutions will take centre stage and you can work with Army personnel to shape Army requirements and potential solutions. The event is planned to take place over multiple days in Germany through June 2025, with subsequent events to be confirmed in July and August. The US Army and Ukrainian Armies will also be participating, with the Australian Army observing.
This RFI is to determine a community of interest for further engagement.
5. CPV Code(s): 63730000, 60444000, 73436000, 73400000
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK11
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West (England), Gloucestershire, Wiltshire And Bristol/Bath Area, Bristol, City Of.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Project Code 62105379
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Listing Deadline: 2.4.2025 (23:59:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender
12. Other information: Work Category: Services
Procurement Route: Other
Contract Start Date: 20/03/2025
Please visit the website above for documentation
TKR-2025321-EX-1839977