Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-3717 Cargo Transportation From Antarctica to Cape Town for 2023-2024 Season
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract entails air freight services for returning cargo from Maitri Station (Indian Antarctic Programme) to Cape Town, facilitating ice coring/drilling projects for NERC-funded science at Halley Research Station
CPV: Cargo handling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement entails air freight services for returning cargo from Maitri Station…Awarded
This procurement entails air freight services for returning cargo from Maitri Station (Indian Antarctic Programme) to Cape Town, facilitating ice coring/drilling projects for NERC-funded science at Halley Research Station. The logistics coordination is crucial to align with the schedule of the Halley Charter vessel, Malik Arctica. Additional information: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement… ↗
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Feb 2024, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Feb 2024, 10:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006472- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04442cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The contract award is suitable for publication without prior publication in accordance with Regulation 32.2.iii where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator as competition is absent for the technical reasons.
Publisher note: The terms and conditions relating to this purchase are provided in the Contract, which matches the Contract number cited in the narrative to this Purchase Order and are specific to this Contract. Where the Contract number is not so cited, then our standard terms and conditions will apply which are available at :- https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Documents/UKRIPOTCs.pdf To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=844977357" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=844977357</a> GO Reference: GO-2024228-PRO-25378498
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antarctic Logistics Centre International (pty) Ltd | £127,610 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006472-2024-1 · Antarctic Logistics Centre International (pty) Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Feb 2024
- Value
- £127,610
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Antarctic Logistics Centre International (pty) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.