Expired contract

Provision of Capstan Repair Services

Details

Duration
1 year
Topic
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
Published
23 September 2025

Tender description

The requirement is for the refurbishment of a Hydraulic Capstan Motor used on our vessels. The supplier will be responsible for replacing all seals and pins as necessary and re-designing the casing drain to prevent condensation build-up. This work is essential to address both immediate operational needs and to mitigate long-term reliability issues. The total quantity required is one refurbishment, to be supplied on-site at short notice to minimise vessel downtime and ensure continuity of service. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published23 September 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date23 September 2025
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date22 September 2026

About the buyer

National Oceanography Centre is one of the world's top oceanographic institutions, and a dedicated procurement team runs its purchasing. Much of its buying goes through pre-negotiated framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. A framework covers refit, maintenance and equipment support for research vessels including RRS Discovery and RRS James Cook. Just over 1,400 suppliers work with the centre, four in five of them based in the UK.

Over the past 5 years, most of National Oceanography Centre's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.

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