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Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough
Published 22 Oct 2025
22 Oct 2025
Closed 17 Nov 2025
- Primary CPV
-
14712000 *
Lead
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Contract
-
9 months Duration
16/12/2025 30/09/2026
- Contract Types
-
14 *Mining, basic metals & related productsFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom · UKK14
Contact
Award Criteria
- Price (80%)
- Technical and Quality (20%)
Related tenders
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
14712000 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f0
RRS Sir David Attenborough is an Ice class research ship that operates in the polar regions for UKRI research activities. The ship is very heavy towards the bow due to the ice strengthening. To correct the Ballast the ship requires 477 tonnes of lead ballast in the aft of the ship. The lead is to be inserted in man handleable blocks into a specially designed void space within the aft peak ballast tank.
The lead requires to be protected to prevent noise and vibration transmitting through the hull that would interfere with the acoustic equipment and create vibration.
Full CPV breakdown
- 14712000 — Lead (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Submission method
- To access this opportunity please click here: https://ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a1MTm000008W6k1MAC&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= Please note the following steps for accessing this opportunity via the Atamis eSourcing platform: 1. Log in or create an account here: https://ukri2.my.site.com 2. Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link above. 3. Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest). 4. Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site. 5. Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab.
- Enquiries close
- 3 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected
- 1 Dec 2025
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 22 Oct 2025 16:31
- Deadline
- 17 Nov 2025 14:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f0
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f0
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
| Address › Street | Polaris House |
| Address › Town / city | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Address › Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK14 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
Buyer
| Name | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
Tender
| Title | Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough |
| Description | RRS Sir David Attenborough is an Ice class research ship that operates in the polar regions for UKRI research activities. The ship is very heavy towards the bow due to the ice strengthening. To correct the Ballast the ship requires 477 tonnes of lead ballast in the aft of the ship. The lead is to be inserted in man handleable blocks into a specially designed void space within the aft peak ballast tank. The lead requires to be protected to prevent noise and vibration transmitting through the hull that would interfere with the acoustic equipment and create vibration. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Lead |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,400,000 |
| Value › Value | £2,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Questions period › End | 3 Nov 2025 |
| Award decision period › End | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,400,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £2,000,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | 80% |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 80 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Technical and Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | 20% |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067609-2025 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 22 Oct 2025 |