Awarded contract

Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough

Details

Buyer: UK Research & Innovation
Supplier(s): Calder Industrial Materials Ltd
Value: GBP 1,933,519
Duration: 10 months
Topic: Lead
Published: 20 November 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender 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. ## Contract award Title: UKRI-5276 Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough

Timeline

Completed: Award date18 November 2025
Completed: Award published20 November 2025
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2026in 1 month

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Relevant CPV codes

14712000 · Lead

Decision makers

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