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Acquisition of unmanned aerial vehicles/systems in Joint Special Operations Command

Придобиване на безпилотни летателни апарати/системи в Съвместно командване на специалните операции — original title

BGBulgariaBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 3 November at 23:59 — 3 days left. The buyer has extended the deadline — previously 29 October.
  2. You submit on ЦАИС ЕОП — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
  3. Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

The procurement includes the activities of organising and delivering drones/systems under 3 (three) lots: ​​​​​​​Lot 1: ‘Supply of Class I-‘Mini’ unmanned aircraft system (less than or equal to 1kg) with first-person control’ – 4 units. ​​​​​​​Lot 2: ‘Supply of Class I-Mini unmanned aircraft system (less than or equal to 2kg) for aerial reconnaissance’ – 4 units, together with initial theoretical and practical training. ​​​​​​​Lot 3: “Supply of Class I – Mini Unmanned Aircraft System (less than or equal to 2kg) for terrain modelling and mapping and multisensory reconnaissance” – 10 pieces.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated value€60,000
Published8 Oct 2026
ProcedureПублично състезание

Type of service

34 · Transport equipment
CPV 34711200

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • The median procedure drew 3 bids (6 procedures with a bid count); 33% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 6

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.

Clement
In comparable contracts in this sector nationwide (4,122 with a known bid count), usually only 2 offers came in — a solid bid has real chances.
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

Who has won at this buyer so far

Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
ЕВН БЪЛГАРИЯ ТОПЛОФИКАЦИЯ ЕАД12023
ГЛОБАЛ РТС ООД12025
ИНФОСТРОЙ ООД12026
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

2
2025
1
2026
3 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.
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Deadline — Tuesday 3 November at 23:59

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 4,122 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 26 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 30 (median of 1,862 procedures). A normal window for this market.

Foreign bidders

In Bulgaria · Transport equipment, 11 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,813 recorded awards).

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents
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Put together the evidence
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
Submit via ЦАИС ЕОП before the deadline
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