Official UK procurement notice
British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit (BASMU) Apri 25 - Sept 25
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery listed: Antarctica (AQ)UK
Awarded value£800,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Contract Award for the provision of a comprehensive medical services to support staff deployed to the British Antarctic Survey's stations, research vessel and scientific field work.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 23 Jul 2026, 07:56 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 07:58 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-5374- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069398- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d157Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026- Contract details notice published23 Jul 2026, 07:56 BSTUK7
- Contract termination notice published23 Jul 2026, 07:58 BSTUK11
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | £800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit (BASMU) Apri 25 - Sept 25 · University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2026
- Value
- £800,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £800,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender