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UKRI-5300 BAS - Provision of DriX USV Operation services

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 20:03.

Opportunity overview

UKRI has appointed a supplier to provide DRiX USV Operation services for The British Antarctic Survey as part of project GIANT.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Exail SAS

No match
Contract value
£209.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£251.9k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJXT-9291-CDLH
Location
La Ciotat, FR, 13600, France

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UKRI-5300 BAS
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

Street Address
Polaris House
Locality
Swindon, Wiltshire
Postal Code
SN2 1FL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Exail SAS
Id
GB-PPON-PJXT-9291-CDLH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJXT-9291-CDLH

Address

Street Address
46 Quai François Mitterrand
Locality
La Ciotat
Postal Code
13600
Country
FR
Country Name
France
Region
FR

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60444100
Description
Pilot services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
GL
Country
GL
Country Name
Greenland

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJXT-9291-CDLH
Name
Exail SAS

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
UKRI-5300 BAS - Provision of DriX USV Operation services
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
18 Feb 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
One-off contract for defined deliverables with agreed pricing.

Period

Starts
23 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
14 Feb 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
251,880
Amount
209,900
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015263-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Feb 2026, 13:57
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon, Wiltshire · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 005628-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 015263-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·