# UASHLC - Novel Power Supply

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Defence](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: BLUE BEAR SYSTEMS RESEARCH LTD
- Award value: £250,000
- Tender value: £250,000
- Award date: 14 November 2023
- Published: 30 November 2023
- Contract start: 14 November 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c9a8458a-3b07-418d-ae45-006c07cc8d66-703122
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-51b14a88-a29f-4a5a-9cbc-17d448a4a11e

## Description

This tasking is focused on product development of power supply technologies that can improve the capability of UAS platforms, these could include but are not exclusive to extended range/endurance, maintenance burden reduction, reduced mass \(payload increase\)\. This tasking is expected to fund short term development & acceleration of novel power technologies that can produce a physical on site demonstration of said improvement/capability within the FY 2023-24 with authority attendance\. The tasking is platform agnostic for the purpose of de-risking and accelerating novel power-plant technologies\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9a8458a-3b07-418d-ae45-006c07cc8d66-703122)