# RFI012 - Launch and Recovery of Uncrewed Systems

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Defence](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Published: 13 July 2021
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 3b9667dd-0815-4b9e-89a9-1f20fbabb93e-451164
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-144cc95e-ddeb-4c87-abbf-95411ef10e5f

## Description

See RFI for full details The Royal Navy envisions that Uncrewed Surface Vehicles \(USVs\) and Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles \(UUVs\) will be commonplace in the Royal Navy's force mix and will be utilised for a range of military roles\. Some of these platforms will likely need to be hosted onboard a ship \(both existing and future classes\)\. The authority wishes to understand what solutions suppliers can provide to permit the physical Launch and Recovery \(LAR\) of USVs and UUVs from ships\.

## Related contract awards

- [Dynatrace Licence & Support Renewal 26-27](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e5126342-2f9f-45d2-b572-352f9478c3e4): Ministry of Defence
- [715891473-Provision of Ambient Noise Prediction System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bf570d97-ddbf-4d9b-991c-ae30a8821dbd): Ministry of Defence
- [AWARDED CONTRACT - 715979485 - Gartner Executive Program Guided Team Services - Team Leader and Advisor Member Licences](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3b2c3228-6744-4a0d-b817-d70d9b8303b3): Ministry of Defence

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b9667dd-0815-4b9e-89a9-1f20fbabb93e-451164)