Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRRS 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.
CPV: Lead
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical and Quality: 20%
- Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: 80%
- Technical and Quality: 20%
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Oct 2025, 16:31 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 15:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
UKRI-5276- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067609- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
22 Oct 2025 → 20 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published368 days ago22 Oct 2025, 16:31 BST
- Clarification questions by356 days ago3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline342 days ago17 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent339 days ago20 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by327 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends326 days ago2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts313 days ago16 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published5 days ago20 Oct 2026, 15:03 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2025- Tender notice published22 Oct 2025, 16:31 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Nov 2025, 09:26 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Nov 2025, 09:26 GMT
- Contract signature expected3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Dec 2025, 12:07 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published20 Oct 2026, 15:03 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 22 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calder Industrial Materials LtdUKRI-5276 Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough4 Dec 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 | £1,933,519 | 18 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5276 Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough · Calder Industrial Materials Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,933,519
- Period
- 4 Dec 2025 – 30 Sept 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £1,933,519
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Calder Industrial Materials LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender