Expired contract

Provision of Paint for the RSS James Cook

Details

Value
£56,399.25
Duration
1 month
Topic
Paints
Published
29 July 2026

Tender description

The requirement is for the supply of marine coating products and thinners for the RRS James Cook's 2026 refit. The coating scheme covers the hull antifouling, topsides, outboard white work, funnel, external bow visor and bridge windows, lifeboat station decks (port and starboard), and ballast tanks (combined area approximately 5,034m²). The contract covers supply and delivery of the specified products to the vessel's location in dry-dock only; it does not include any application labour. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published29 July 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date29 July 2026
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date31 August 2026

About the buyer

National Oceanography Centre is one of the world's top oceanographic institutions, and a dedicated procurement team runs its purchasing. Much of its buying goes through pre-negotiated framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. A framework covers refit, maintenance and equipment support for research vessels including RRS Discovery and RRS James Cook. Just over 1,400 suppliers work with the centre, four in five of them based in the UK.

Over the past 5 years, most of National Oceanography Centre's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.

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