UKRI-6009 BAS HVO uplift in Harwich July 2026 by RRS Sir David Attenborough

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,316,020published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Certas Energy UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract award for HVO uplift to the RRS Sir David Attenborough in Harwich July 2026, for the British Antarctic Survey

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Jul 2026, 09:53 BST
Last source update: 31 Jul 2026, 14:54 BST
Authority reference: C1109
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-072794
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d182 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

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
23 Jul 2026, 09:53 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
31 Jul 2026, 14:18 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
31 Jul 2026, 14:54 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,316,0201 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Certas Energy UK Limited31 Jul 2026 – 1 Aug 2026	£2,316,020	31 Jul 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Certas Energy UK Limited
Signed
31 Jul 2026
Value
£2,316,020
Period
31 Jul 2026 – 1 Aug 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: KPIs are not required as this requirement is less than £5 million including VAT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research and Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04168225GB-PPON: PRPR-1311-HHRQ 1st Floor Allday House, Birchwood, North West, WA3 6GRContact email
Certas Energy UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRPR-1311-HHRQ 1st Floor Allday House Warrington Road Birchwood, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender31 Jul 2026, 14:54 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender31 Jul 2026, 14:18 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender23 Jul 2026, 09:53 BST