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UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough

Mining & MetalsCPV 14712000
Value£2.0m
Deadline17 Nov 2025
Published22 Oct 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 22 Oct 2025ClosedCloses 17 Nov 2025
Who to contact
Kate Richardson
nercprocurement@ukri.org
01793 442000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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£2.0mtotal contract value
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this tender£0£5.9m

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The brief

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.

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OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
067609-2025
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