Provision of Paint for the RSS James Cook
Details
- Supplier(s)
- International Paint Ltd
- Value
- £56,399.25
- Duration
- 1 month
- Topic
- Paints
- Published
- 29 July 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The 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. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published29 July 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date29 July 2026
- Completed: Contract expiry date31 August 2026
About the buyer
National Oceanography Centre is one of the world's top oceanographic institutions, and a dedicated procurement team runs its purchasing. Contracts above threshold are advertised through Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 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. The procurement team is currently implementing the Procurement Act 2023 across its processes.
£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.
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.
Relevant CPV codes
- 44810000 · Paints
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov |
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