Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-6324 Use of GSGSSI Fisheries Protection Vessel
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery listed: Antarctica (AQ)
Awarded value£175,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwhich Islands
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI is establishing this contract to allow use of the GSGSSI Fisheries Protection Vessel, to aid in Antarctic Logistics.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 16 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-6324- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087902- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773b9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Competition is absent due to technical reasoning, the vessel offered by this Supplier is the only one suitable for our requirements.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published16 Sept 2026, 15:44 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published16 Sept 2026, 15:47 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £175,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwhich Islands30 Sept 2026 – 31 Oct 2030 | £175,000 | 16 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwhich IslandsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender