Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc6-3326-71eb-b18c-962e3ed0ca49/provision-of-lead-for-fixed-ballast-rrs-sir-david-attenborough awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough [UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-innovation-ukri) Estimated value £2,000,000 Published 17 Dec 2025 Deadline Closed 17 Nov 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 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. ## CPV classification Lead Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f0-2025-12-17T12:07:52Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f0-2025-12-17T12:07:52Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile UK Research & Innovation (UKRI): past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-innovation-ukri) [Sector More Mining & quarrying products tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/mining-quarrying-products) ## More tenders like this [Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates – Framework agreement for crushed stone, gravel and other rock masses · Karmøy Kommune · 1 day left · 20 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-0ecf-7098-a3c6-48488c95e962/norway-gravel-sand-crushed-stone-and-aggregates-framework-agreement-for-cr) [Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates – Contratación del Suministro de Aridos para Las Obras de Reparación de Daños Causados a Las Infraestructuras de Saneamiento y Abastecimiento del Municipio de Mira · Empresa de Transformación Agraria S.A.,S.M.E., M.P., (TRAGSA) · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8934-71d6-ae1a-e43a74df4d7d/spain-gravel-sand-crushed-stone-and-aggregates-contratacion-del-suministro) [Sand – „Доставка на пясък за дейността на ОП „Чистота“, гр. Кюстендил“ · ОБЩИНА КЮСТЕНДИЛ · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1041-733f-bb6a-cc0274c68d50/bulgaria-sand-dostavka-na-piasiek-za-deinostta-na-op-cistota-gr-kiustendil) [Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates – Bergkrossmaterial 2026 · Östersunds kommun · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-766f-73fa-b659-c28ead5dcdcd/sweden-gravel-sand-crushed-stone-and-aggregates-bergkrossmaterial-2026) [Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates – Ramavtal - Leveranser av bergkross och transporter av schaktmassor · Orust kommun · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-9686-700d-97f1-a0a359ca10c1/sweden-gravel-sand-crushed-stone-and-aggregates-ramavtal-leveranser-av-b) [Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates – 2027 Framework agreement for rock and gravel masses · Trondheim kommune · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3661-7136-85bc-ec1267bb9afe/norway-gravel-sand-crushed-stone-and-aggregates-2027-framework-agreement-f)