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RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) Refit Contract 2025

Repair and maintenance services of ships
DK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK Research & Innovation: "RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) Refit Contract 2025". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & InnovationScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for UK Research & Innovation. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
3.5Bids / Report
60.6% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 253 active published awards; 251 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & Innovation
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published12 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
Last source update12 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationRepair and maintenance services of ships
Delivery area
DK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04de11
What is being bought
This is a Contract Award for ship maintenance services. The Contract was awarded following a negotiated procedure without prior publication, in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    12 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    12 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This requirement is for the provision ship refit services, to support the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The Contract is required to provide dry dock, repair and upgrade services and facilities in accordance with the 5 annual special survey requirements and the repairs and upgrades within the SDA 2025 refit Specification. Along with the refit infrastructure the yard are required to support OEM and SME contracts to support the works within the refit and conduct specialised purchasing of equipment and materials required for the special dry docking and refit. Additional information: Contract value approximately £4.2m in GBP
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    12 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 11 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · DKK 38,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Orskov Yard A/S
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
DKK 38,000,000 · signed 11 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1496
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  • UK Research & Innovation
    buyer

    Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UKK14, SN2 1FL
    kate.richardson@ukri.org
    +44 7562167366

  • Orskov Yard A/S
    supplier

    N/A
    1000399412, Str Havnepladsen 16, Frederikshavn, DK, 9900
    +45 96208500

  • UK Research & Innovation
    reviewBody

    Swindon, SN2 1FL
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleCompetition is not possible due to shipyard (dry dock) availability in the required timeframe and existing knowledge of the vessel. Alternatives would face technical difficulties in completing the refit, increasing costs and delay to the overall programme.