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Published 10 Apr 2026, 15:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6008 BAS MFO Fuel Bunkers for SDA to be uplifted in Falklands April/May 202

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery listed: Falkland Islands (FK)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 13 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Stanley Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract award for MFO Fuel Bunkers for the RRS Sir David Attenborough to be uplifted in Falklands April/May 2026, for the British Antarctic Survey

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery listed: Falkland Islands (FK)Eligibility: SME eligible
09000000 Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

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
10 Apr 2026, 15:06 BST
Last source update
4 Jun 2026, 11:26 BST
Authority reference
C1108
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052693
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area in notice
Falkland Islands (FK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06802b 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.

Review and risk notes
Risks

N/A

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Apr 2026, 15:06 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Apr 2026, 13:40 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    4 Jun 2026, 11:26 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-04: 1 release · 10 Apr 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Stanley Services LtdUKRI-6008 BAS MFO Fuel Bunkers for SDA to be uplifted in Falklands April/May 2615 Apr 2026 – 31 May 2026US$1,320,00013 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-6008 BAS MFO Fuel Bunkers for SDA to be uplifted in Falklands April/May 26 · Stanley Services Ltd

    Signed
    14 Apr 2026
    Value
    US$1,320,000
    Period
    15 Apr 2026 – 31 May 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    US$1,320,000
    Termination
    contractCompleted

    No agreed KPIs: Not applicable

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
  • Stanley Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVWX-6717-GRTR Airport Road, PO Box 590, Stanley, FK, FIQQ 1ZZ, FKContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure