# UK SBS PR16270 RRS James Cook & RRS Discovery Provision of Ship Repair & Maintenance Services 2017/2021

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam BV
- Award value: £9,800,000
- Tender value: £9,800,000
- Award date: 3 August 2017
- Published: 23 August 2017
- Contract start: 7 August 2017
- Contract end: 6 August 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 173c7bb9-e5bd-46b5-b4e3-84050fec034f-167428
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c538a00a-6421-4cbc-bb9e-b838ff27e0b4

## Description

UK SBS on behalf of the National Oceanography Centre \(NOC\) completed a procurement exercise for the provision of annual refits \(covering maintenance, repair, enhancement, and refit\) of the Royal Research Ships \(RRS\) James Cook and Discovery\. The objective was to deliver a long term agreement \(3\+1\+1\) that provides options for ship refits across all operating areas e\.g\. Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, and Indian Oceans\. RRS James Cook and RRS Discovery are purpose built research ships managed by the National Marine Facilities \(NMF\) at the National Oceanography Centre \(NOC\), Southampton on behalf of the Natural Environment Research Council \(NERC\)\. For more information on NOC, visit: www\.noc\.ac\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/173c7bb9-e5bd-46b5-b4e3-84050fec034f-167428)