Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5089 BAS - Provision of maintenance and refurb services for snow groomers
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£1,800,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Kassbohrer Gelandefahrzeug AG
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI seeks to appoint a supplier to provide maintenance and refurb services for snow groomers for the British Antarctic Survey.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 13:53 GMT
- Authority reference
UKRI-5089- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079763- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0a6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 Nov 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends352 days ago4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published322 days ago4 Dec 2025, 13:53 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published21 Oct 2025, 12:30 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published24 Oct 2025, 15:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Dec 2025, 13:53 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,800,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kassbohrer Gelandefahrzeug AG14 Nov 2025 – 13 Nov 2028 · up to 13 Nov 2030Extensions: The Contracting Authority may extend this contract for a period of an additional 1+1 calendar year. | £1,800,000 | 24 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5089 BAS - Provision of maintenance and refurb services for snow groomers · Kassbohrer Gelandefahrzeug AG
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Period
- 14 Nov 2025 – 13 Nov 2028 · up to 13 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contracting Authority may extend this contract for a period of an additional 1+1 calendar year.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kassbohrer Gelandefahrzeug AGAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender