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Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough
Published 17 Dec 2025
17 Dec 2025
- Primary CPV
-
14712000 *
Lead
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West
- Value
- £1,933,519
- Contract
-
10 months Duration
04/12/2025 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
Not specified
Related tenders
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
14712000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: UKRI-5276
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
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 17 Dec 2025 12:07
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f0
- Notice ID
- UKRI-5276
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Calder Industrial Materials Ltd, Chester, CH1 4EX, United Kingdom
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Polaris House |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK14 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.ukri.org/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Calder Industrial Materials Ltd |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Calder Industrial Materials Ltd |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Chester |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | CH1 4EX |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD63 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.calderlead.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
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 | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | goods |
| Supplier › Name | Calder Industrial Materials Ltd |
| Item › CPV › Description | Lead |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | UKRI-5276 Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,320,222.80 |
| Value › Value | £1,933,519 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083779-2025 |
| Document › Published | 17 Dec 2025 |