Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5613 Cargo and Personnel Transfers
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery listed: Antarctica (AQ)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 28 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Only Charter SPA
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this contract is for the transfer of personnel and cargo in and out of Antarctica.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 28 Apr 2026, 14:09 BST
- Last source update
- 12 May 2026, 21:05 BST
- Authority reference
C0724- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043677- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ce4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Competition is absent on ground of technical reasoning. This is due to availability of operations in the required location.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Due to location, there are potential risk of delay to the service due to weather related issues.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 May 2026 → 12 May 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends172 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published169 days ago12 May 2026, 21:05 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published28 Apr 2026, 14:09 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published28 Apr 2026, 14:20 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 May 2026, 21:05 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 12 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only Charter SPA11 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Jan 2027Extensions: Potential extension of 1 month to allow for any delays due to weather or unforeseen additional cargo/personnel transfer requirements. | US$700,000 | 28 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5613 Cargo and Personnel Transfers · Only Charter SPA
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- US$700,000
- Period
- 13 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Jan 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Potential extension of 1 month to allow for any delays due to weather or unforeseen additional cargo/personnel transfer requirements.
No agreed KPIs: Not Required for this contract.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Only Charter SPAAwarded 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