# RRS James Cook replacement rope

> 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: Certex \(UK\)
- Award value: £56,360
- Tender value: £56,360
- Award date: 10 August 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 10 August 2016
- Contract end: 31 October 2016
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 2ff23598-62e6-4aa4-b2e8-8da02e52520c-105388
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-03fb4132-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

National Marine Facilities – Sea Systems \(NMFSS\) operates two ocean-going Royal Research vessels on behalf of NERC, RRS Discovery and RRS James Cook\. Royal Research Ship James Cook is the most advanced of all the Natural Environmental Research Council Vessels, operating from the tropics to the edge of the ice sheets\. Undertaking continental margin to deep ocean projects, she is at the leading edge of interdisciplinary ocean research\. A new wire is required to ensure ongoing scientific research is capable\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ff23598-62e6-4aa4-b2e8-8da02e52520c-105388)