Halley Research Station Air Movements

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery listed: Antarctica (AQ)

Awarded value£1,197,511published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill 15 Oct 2026no call for competition

Award (standstill) to WHITE DESERT LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI is seeking to appoint a supplier for the provision of Halley Research Station Air Movements to the British Antarctic Survey for Season 2026/2027.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery listed: Antarctica (AQ)

60400000 Air transport services

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 Oct 2026, 13:42 BST
Last source update: 16 Oct 2026, 15:28 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-6354
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-098085
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area in notice: Antarctica (AQ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07898f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Competition absent for technical reasoning.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

16 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · 2 dates

Notice published4 days ago
16 Oct 2026, 15:28 BST
Today
20 Oct 2026
Standstill endsin 8 days
27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
16 Oct 2026, 13:42 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
16 Oct 2026, 15:28 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £1,197,5111 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
WHITE DESERT LTDSME2 Nov 2026 – 22 Mar 2027	£1,197,511	15 Oct 2026standstill to 27 Oct 2026	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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WHITE DESERT LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGLP-1666-JDTZ C/O Jamieson Alexander Legal Suite 2-111, Aldwych House, 79-91 Aldwych,, London, London, WC2B 4HNContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Oct 2026, 15:28 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender16 Oct 2026, 13:42 BST