Tender · Spain
Spain: Acquisition of C-UAS systems for the operations zone (3 lots)
Jefatura de Asuntos Económicos del Mando de Apoyo Logístico · published 04 Aug 2026 · · Source ↗
Deadline19 Aug 2026 2 days left
Budget / value€3.4m
estimated value (procedure): EUR 3,404,514
Statusopen
CPV35120000
Why it matters
A live, lotted C-UAS buy by the Spanish Army's logistics command for deployed forces — small in value but a route into Spanish operational C-UAS inventory. Relevant to detection/jamming/interceptor vendors with Spanish presence or a local partner/integrator.
Do this: Download the lot specifications from the Spanish Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público / TED notice 538708-2026 and submit or team with a Spanish integrator before the 19 August 2026 deadline.
Route: direct bid · For: BD / bid leads at defence-tech scale-upsEstablished SME suppliers & subsystem makers
Summary
The Jefatura de Asuntos Económicos del Mando de Apoyo Logístico (Spanish Army Logistics Support Command) is procuring counter-UAS systems for deployment in an operations zone, split into three lots. The notice is published under the EU defence procurement directive 2009/81/EC with a stated value of about €3.4m and a bid deadline of 19 August 2026.
Eligibility
Defence procurement under Directive 2009/81/EC; lot-based bidding
Source text (raw, may be non-English)
Adquisición sistemas C-UAS para zona de operaciones Adquisición sistemas C-UAS para zona de operaciones - LOTE 1 Adquisición sistemas C-UAS para zona de operaciones - LOTE 2 Adquisición sistemas C-UAS para zona de operaciones - LOTE 3
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Context
UKDI
· UK
It shows UKDI's Security Open Call as a 100%-funded, non-dilutive entry route that led to a first commercial contract and prime introductions for a software SME. Relevant to computer-vision, C-UAS and autonomy software startups looking for a UK public-sector reference customer. Do: If you build edge AI, C-UAS or autonomy software, watch for the next UKDI Security Open Call cycle on gov.uk and frame your proposal around a named end-user problem (policing, Dstl, Royal Navy) as Vizgard did.
Context
CH federal
· Switzerland
· €25.20bn
This names the exact Swiss demand priorities for the next decade — C-UAS, counter-stand-off/air defence, cyber and critical-infrastructure protection — plus a second GBAD system alongside Patriot, which is a large future competition. Relevant to C-UAS, air-defence, cyber and infrastructure-protection suppliers able to deliver Swiss/European industrial content under the 60%-domestic policy. Do: Track armasuisse notices on simap.ch and pre-position with armasuisse/Gruppe Verteidigung on C-UAS, counter-stand-off and critical-infrastructure protection, and with Patriot/second-GBAD primes for offset subcontracting.
Context
SAFE
· Estonia
· €2.30bn
✓ reviewed
A cash-rich, fast-moving small buyer with an explicit C-UAS/air-defence shopping list — ECDI tenders appear on riigihanked.riik.ee and TED; Baltic drone-wall lots are the near-term prize.
Context
SAFE
· EU
· €150.00bn
✓ reviewed
SAFE-financed contracts are appearing at national procurement agencies, not on the EU portal: Poland's Agencja Uzbrojenia has already signed >PLN 60bn — the buyers to watch this autumn are PL, LT, EE, HR, EL, CY (cash in hand) and RO/FR/BE (large allocations, agreements pending).
Funding call
DG DEFIS
· EU
· deadline 06 Sep 2026 (20d)
· €120k
Rare chance to test prototypes against real national armed forces with live jamming and flight windows, plus €120k prizes and an EDA-coordinated follow-on track. Directly relevant to UAS/swarm autonomy, RF seeker and ground-sensor developers at TRL where hardware can fly in November. Do: Register for the 25 August info session and submit an application via the DG DEFIS BraveTechEU page before 6 September 2026, reviewing the Germany and Romania Rules of Contest to pick the right site.
Award
· Spain
· €215k
Contratación del suministro de un total de 28 dispositivos aéreos, en dos lotes: Lote 1. Catorce (14) dispositivos aéreos no tripulados (UAV) y Lote 2. Cinco (5) equipos de detección de sistema de aeronaves no tripuladas…
Source: Tenders Electronic Daily © European Union, reused under EU open data policy. Notice 538708-2026. Enrichment: anthropic/claude-opus-5 (confidence 80%).