89954-2026 - Result
Poland – Test and evaluation of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts – C-UAS Adversarial Testing Services
OJ S 27/2026 09/02/2026
Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Services
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)
Email: tender@frontex.europa.eu
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: C-UAS Adversarial Testing Services
Description: The subject of this contract is the procurement of C-UAS Adversarial Testing and Analysis Services, as detailed in the Terms of Reference (Annex II). This contract supports Phase 2 of the Frontex Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Solutions Prize Contest, an initiative to develop innovative technologies countering unauthorized UAV activities—such as illicit surveillance and smuggling at the European Union’s external borders. The services encompass live operational trials of up to five selected C-UAS solutions, conducted in a controlled environment near Lisbon, Portugal (subject to change), scheduled for October 2025 over approximately 3–4 weeks.
Procedure identifier: 513ade28-34eb-4b3a-8523-915df6df4ddd
Previous notice: 417042-2025
Internal identifier: FRONTEX/2025/OP/0021
Type of procedure: Open
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73435000 Test and evaluation of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 480 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis: 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: C-UAS Adversarial Testing Services
Description: The subject of this contract is the procurement of C-UAS Adversarial Testing and Analysis Services, as detailed in the Terms of Reference (Annex II). This contract supports Phase 2 of the Frontex Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Solutions Prize Contest, an initiative to develop innovative technologies countering unauthorized UAV activities—such as illicit surveillance and smuggling at the European Union’s external borders. The services encompass live operational trials of up to five selected C-UAS solutions, conducted in a controlled environment near Lisbon, Portugal (subject to change), scheduled for October 2025 over approximately 3–4 weeks.
Internal identifier: FRONTEX/2025/OP/0021
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73435000 Test and evaluation of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 12 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 480 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion: 
Type: Quality
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 60,00
Criterion: 
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 40,00
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement: 
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system: 
No dynamic purchase system
Electronic auction: no
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)
Organisation signing the contract: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice: 339 724,00 EUR
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0001
Winner selection status: At least one winner was chosen.
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner: 
Official name: Metrea Mission Data
Tender: 
Tender identifier: 300134135
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Value of the tender: 339 724,00 EUR
Subcontracting: No
Contract information: 
Identifier of the contract: FRONTEX/2025/OP/0021
Date on which the winner was chosen: 04/09/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract: 30/09/2025
Information about European Union funds: 
Organisation signing the contract: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Received tenders or requests to participate: 
Type of received submissions: Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 2
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)
Registration number: FRONTEX
Department: FRONTEX.MB.AD - AGENCY DIRECTORATE,FRONTEX.MB - MANAGEMENT BOARD,FRONTEX.MB.AD.CAP - Capabilities Directorate,FRONTEX.MB.AD.CAP.TRANSFORM - Capability Transformation Division,FRONTEX.MB.AD.CAP.TRANSFORM.INNOVATE - Research and Innovation Unit
Postal address: Plac Europejski 6
Town: Warsaw
Postcode: PL-00-844
Country subdivision (NUTS): Miasto Warszawa (PL911)
Country: Poland
Email: tender@frontex.europa.eu
Telephone: +48 22 544 95 00
Internet address: https://www.frontex.europa.eu/
Roles of this organisation: 
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
Organisation signing the contract
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number: CURIA
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Email: GC.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation: 
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Commission
Registration number: EUCOM
Postal address: Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Email: tender@frontex.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Internet address: https://commission.europa.eu/
Roles of this organisation: 
TED eSender
8.1.
ORG-0004
Official name: Metrea Mission Data
Size of the economic operator: Small
Registration number: GB864947961
Postal address: Third Floor, The Aircraft Factory, 100 Cambridge Grove
Town: London
Postcode: W6 0LE
Country: United Kingdom
Email: bidteam@mmd.metrea.aero
Telephone: +441684878170
Roles of this organisation: 
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: e5132e52-bce9-46a3-819a-60ea07cfe764  -  01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 29
Notice dispatch date: 05/02/2026 16:02:02 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 89954-2026
OJ S issue number: 27/2026
Publication date: 09/02/2026