01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- National Oceanography Centre
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
The required services/works comprise essential maintenance and routine overhaul of RRS Discovery scientific winch systems in support of oceanographic research, including replacement of pendulum rams on the waist P‑frame (using NOC-provided overhauled spares), replacement of hydraulic hoses for the aft A‑frame and main crane, and dismantling/overhaul of hydraulic winch gearboxes to identify the source of metallic fragments/debris and repair/overhaul as required. All repairs must be carried out to OEM specifications and relevant ISO standards using OEM or equivalent standard spares, with successful post‑overhaul operational testing completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Provision of Maintenance Services for Hydraulic Repairs to the Discovery
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 17 March 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
National Oceanography Centre
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UKJ32, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom
Companies House 11444362 →ADAMS PRECISION HYDRAULICS LIMITED
Shangri La,Newtown Road, Southampton, UKJ32, SO19 9HQ, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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