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Published 27 May 2026, 14:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6069 SDA Fuel Take May 2026

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery listed: Chile (CL)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Sociedad Comercial VICAM T/A TRANSPETROL CHILE

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract award for LSMGO Fuel for the RRS Sir David Attenborough in Punta Arenas May 2026, for the British Antarctic Survey

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery listed: Chile (CL)Eligibility: SME eligible
09000000 Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 May 2026, 14:04 BST
Last source update
27 May 2026, 14:04 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-6069
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-049729
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area in notice
Chile (CL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a66e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

Schedule 5, Paragraph 13 and Paragraph 14 of the Procurement Act 2023, the public contract concerns goods strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, applies to the award of this contract.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 May 2026, 14:04 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sociedad Comercial VICAM T/A TRANSPETROL CHILE28 May 2026 – 31 May 2026US$1,091,200—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender