Provision of Life Saving Appliances Certification for the RSS James Cook
Details
- Supplier(s)
- PFC MARINE LTD
- Value
- £25,163
- Duration
- 3 months
- Topic
- Certification services
- Published
- 12 August 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
This contract is for the provision of assessment and certification services during the upcoming refit of RRS James Cook, scheduled for August to September 2026. The services relate to the current year's annual servicing, inspection, testing and certification of fire-fighting appliances and life-saving appliances on board the vessel. This includes portable and wheeled fire extinguishers, SCBA equipment and cylinders, EEBDs, immersion suits, fireman suits, fire hoses, hydrants, nozzles, foam-filled lifejackets, galley wet chemical and CO₂ systems, the main CO₂ system, fire detection and water mist systems, foam stations, replacement extinguishers, associated CO₂ cylinders and hoses, labour for removal and refitting, and the issue of relevant certification. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published12 August 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date12 August 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date31 October 2026in 1 month
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
- 79132000 · Certification services
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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