Awarded tender · Security, firefighting & defence
Project Beehive – USV (Unmanned Surface Vessel) and GCS (Ground Control System) Procurement
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence
- Where
- Whitehall. London, England
- Sector
- Security, firefighting & defence Amphibious crafts and ships (35511400)
- Contract type
- goods
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Closed
- 13 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Awarded to
- kraken Works Ltd Awarded 5 Mar 2026
- Notes
- Autonomous High value Suitable for SMEs Suitable for voluntary sector
Who has won Ministry of Defence's security, firefighting & defence contracts
50 security, firefighting & defence procurements awarded in the last 2 years. The suppliers who won most of them:
| Supplier | Won |
|---|---|
| Radiocoms Systems Limited | 3 |
| Chronos Technology Ltd | 2 |
| Cook Defence Systems Ltd | 2 |
| GE Energy Power Conversion UK Ltd | 2 |
| Lmuk | 2 |
Counts are separate procurements, matched by normalised organisation name. Ministry of Defence published 150 tenders in the last 12 months — see its full award history.
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