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Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Contract termination notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 16:42.

Opportunity overview

RRS 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.

Awarded to

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Calder Industrial Materials Ltd

Matched by exact name
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMLP-3629-BMLQ
Location
Chester, UKD63, CH1 4EX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Documents and notices

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UKRI-5276

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

Street Address
Polaris House
Locality
Swindon, Wiltshire
Postal Code
SN2 1FL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK14

Contact

Name
Kate Richardson
Telephone
01793 442000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
terminated

Termination Rationale Classifications

Entry 1
Id
contractCompleted

Implementation

Ends
30 Sept 2026, 00:00

Final Value

Including VAT
1,933,519
Amount
1,933,519
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
099094-2026
Document Type
contractTerminationNotice
Notice Type
UK11
Description
Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Oct 2026, 15:03
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon, Wiltshire · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f0-2025-12-17T12:07:52ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 099094-2026Contract termination notice on Find a Tender ·