Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Paint for the RSS James Cook
Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: South West (UKK30)
Awarded value£56,399published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to INTERNATIONAL PAINT LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jul 2026, 08:17 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2026, 08:17 BST
- Authority reference
2026PRNOC-1195- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071484- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d5e7Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published29 Jul 2026, 08:17 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £56,3991 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL PAINT LIMITED | £56,399 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · INTERNATIONAL PAINT LIMITED
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2026
- Value
- £56,399
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INTERNATIONAL PAINT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender