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# Provision of of Steering and Rudder System Overhaul Services for RRS James Cook

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-of-steering-and-rudder-system-overhaul-services-for-rrs-james-cook-ocds-h6vhtk-06c8aa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Oceanography Centre: "Provision of of Steering and Rudder System Overhaul Services for RRS James Cook". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Oceanography Centre](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-oceanography-centre-GB-PPON-PYLV-3456-PMCQ)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - limited competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKK30
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £54,677 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-of-steering-and-rudder-system-overhaul-services-for-rrs-james-cook-ocds-h6vhtk-06c8aa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c8aa`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-of-steering-and-rudder-system-overhaul-services-for-rrs-james-cook-ocds-h6vhtk-06c8aa#tl-md)

## Description
The contract is with the provision parts and components to the RSS James Cook, with the goal of providing and overhaul to the ship's steering and rudder system during the upcoming dry-dock. The parts and components that are being received are appropriate for use for the Van Der Velden rudder unit RU930 and the Frydenbo steering gear, both of which are on the ship. The supplier will be providing the associated actuators, pumps, valves, control and feedback equipment and a Van Der Velden ten-year overhaul kit and associated spares.
To complete the provision of the requirement, the supplier will dispatch two engineers as part of the contract to complete the overhaul by stripping, overhauling, reassembling, installing and aligning the rudder and steering gear. Then completing the function test, commission and where required, support sea trials.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34930000, 50241000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **STONE MARINE SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-140491`
  - Value: £54,677 † (inc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £54,677
  - Signed Date: 05/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065225-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-10T13:32:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:38:36.884Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c8aa