Notice Information
Notice Title
15MW Drive Train Test Facility Upgrade
Notice Description
This tender is being issued by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult ('ORE Catapult') as a competitive procurement exercise in accordance with the 'Competitive Procedure with Negotiation' for tendering under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended from time to time). After a number of years of world-leading testing, ORE Catapult now have a requirement to upgrade the existing Drive Train to ensure the facility is ready to serve turbines of around 25MW. ORE Catapult therefore intend to appoint a single contractor (or consortium) to design, procure, construct and commission an upgrade to the existing 15MW capable Drive Train Test Facility at its site in Blyth, Northumberland. Due to funding arrangement this will be an aggressive build programme. Therefore, ORE Catapult reserve the right to vary the Contract term following discussion with suppliers during the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation process. ORE Catapult reserve the right to add additional requirements to the minimum Scope of the Works during the Contract life, as it is deemed appropriate within the Scope of the Works. ORE Catapult has determined that the requirement is not suitable for dividing into lots as it is not appropriate to have the various elements of the Works delivered by separate suppliers due to the complexity of the requirements. Accordingly, ORE Catapult intends to award a single contract for the requirement. ORE Catapult reserve the right to award a Contract on the basis of the initial tender without entering into negotiation where it is in their best interest to do so. ORE Catapult also reserve the right to carry out the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation in successive stages in order to reduce the number of tenders to be negotiated. ORE Catapult will inform remaining tenderers of the common deadline to submit new or revised tenders.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8d6bc753-6d97-4a44-b42b-03a8b0bfd3f1
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7493ded4-5968-487c-80a5-264a891bc45a
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45214620 - Research and testing facilities construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £52,600,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £63,037,705 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Dec 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT
- Contact Name
- Sheena Thomson
- Contact Email
- procurement@ore.catapult.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3330041418
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G1 1RD
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7493ded4-5968-487c-80a5-264a891bc45a
13th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a97601c-8f84-4623-a7e8-9ed1c071158f
3rd November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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