Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5780 Transportation of Personnel and Equipment
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery listed: Greenland (GL)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 12 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to ALCI Aviation Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this contract is for the transportation of personnel and equipment.
This is in line with Schedule 5 of PA23.
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
- 12 May 2026, 21:40 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 15:21 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-5780- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097130- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06971dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Competition absent for technical reasoning, this includes availability and correct vehicle to transfer equipment.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Potential risks include unable to transport equipment due to bad weather.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 May 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends156 days ago21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published10 days ago14 Oct 2026, 15:21 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2026- Transparency notice published12 May 2026, 21:40 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 May 2026, 21:44 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2026, 10:15 BSTUK7
- Contract termination notice published14 Oct 2026, 15:21 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 12 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALCI Aviation Ltd26 May 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Oct 2026Extensions: Extension in case of weather abnormality. | US$207,300 | 12 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5780 Transportation of Personnel and Equipment · ALCI Aviation Ltd
- Signed
- 22 Jul 2026
- Value
- US$207,300
- Period
- 23 Jul 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Oct 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated
- Extensions
- Extension in case of weather abnormality.
- Final value
- US$184,804
- Termination
- contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: Not required due to short duration of contract and lack of complexity.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ALCI Aviation LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- 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