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Published 14 Jan 2026, 15:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5459 British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit (BASMU) Oct 25 - Mar 26

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery listed: Antarctica (AQ)UK
Awarded value£600,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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 published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery listed: Antarctica (AQ), UKEligibility: SME eligible
85100000 Health 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Jan 2026, 15:35 GMT
Last source update
30 Apr 2026, 10:54 BST
Authority reference
C0752
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039716
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area in notice
Antarctica (AQ)UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0605e4 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
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Timeline

23 Jan 2026 → 30 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends278 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published182 days ago
    30 Apr 2026, 10:54 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    14 Jan 2026, 15:35 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 Jan 2026, 15:41 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    27 Jan 2026, 11:15 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    30 Apr 2026, 10:54 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 14 Jan 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustUKRI-5459 British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit (BASMU) to Mar 2627 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026£600,00013 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5459 British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit (BASMU) to Mar 26 · University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

    Signed
    26 Jan 2026
    Value
    £600,000
    Period
    27 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £600,000
    Termination
    contractCompleted

    No agreed KPIs: N/A

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

1 commercial party on the notice
  • University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWJW-1642-HQRM University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Derriford Road Crownhill, Plymouth, South West, PL6 8DHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure