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Published 21 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5277 BAS Harwich Fuel for SDA October 2025

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Awarded value£2,084,901published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to CROWN OIL LIMITED (01315556), Crown Oil Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Contract Award for Fuel for SDA, for the Bristish Antarctic Survey, in Harwich October 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST
Last source update
10 Nov 2025, 12:31 GMT
Authority reference
C0406
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072383
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0a8 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

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 14:08 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 15:49 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    10 Nov 2025, 12:31 GMT
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 21 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,084,9011 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CROWN OIL LIMITED (01315556), Crown Oil Ltdjoint award5 Nov 2025 – 6 Nov 2025US$2,084,90122 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5277 BAS Harwich Fuel for SDA October 2025 · CROWN OIL LIMITED (01315556), Crown Oil Ltd

    Signed
    5 Nov 2025
    Value
    £2,084,901
    Period
    6 Nov 2025 – 7 Nov 2025
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £2,084,901
    Termination
    contractCompleted

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

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Crown Oil LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 1315556GB-PPON: PPZJ-5363-HXWY The Oil Centre, Bury New Road, Heap Bridge, Bury, North West, BL9 7HYContact email
  • Crown Oil LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPZJ-5363-HXWY The Oil Centre, Bury New Road, Heap Bridge, Bury, North West, BL9 7HYContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure