Official UK procurement notice
RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) Refit Contract 2025
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of ships
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This requirement is for the provision ship refit services, to support the British…Awarded
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
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Authority reference
UKRI-4651- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004712- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04de11Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Competition 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.
Publisher note: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=925090265 GO Reference: GO-2025212-PRO-29402726
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orskov Yard A/S | DKK 38,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004712-2025-1 · Orskov Yard A/S
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- DKK 38,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Orskov Yard A/SAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.