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UK Manufacturing Technology for Next Generation Wind Turbines: Composites Phase 2B

DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO

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23 Oct 2023 at 10:52

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06 Jul 2023 at 13:22

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has completed a tender process for UK Manufacturing Technology for Next Generation Wind Turbines: Composites Phase 2B. This project falls under the energy and related services industry category. The procurement was conducted through a limited procurement method using an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contracting authority, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, based in London, UK, has signed a contract worth £4,700,000 on 23rd October 2023. The project involves collaboration with Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Development Limited as the main supplier for the contract.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses involved in offshore wind technologies and composite materials. Companies with expertise in these areas can engage in collaborative activities related to the project. The procurement stage has reached the award phase, offering a chance for qualified suppliers to contribute to the development of composite tower products for offshore wind turbines. The contract includes a subcontracting arrangement with the National Composites Centre, providing additional business prospects within the UK supply chain for services such as tooling and manufacture.

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Notice Title

UK Manufacturing Technology for Next Generation Wind Turbines: Composites Phase 2B

Notice Description

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has appointed the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC) to carry out the work described in Section II.2.4 of this notice. OREC will work in close collaboration with the National Composites Centre (NCC) to deliver the scope of the project. OREC and NCC are members of the UK Catapult Network and are centres of excellence responsible for offshore wind and composite materials respectively. This collaboration is therefore a unique offering of all of the skills and capabilities needed to deliver this project.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has procured work under Phase 2B of the 'UK Manufacturing Technology for Next Generation Wind Turbines'. This is a continuation of Joule Phase 1, which investigated the potential for incorporating radically new composite-based components and lightweight designs in 20MW+ offshore wind turbines and Joule Phase 2, which developed more detailed design concepts for a range of composite components within an offshore wind turbine. Engagement with the industry during Phase 2 has highlighted a number of risks with progressing to openly tendered Phase 3, and this Phase 2B has been designed to address those risks and will further progress the technical design and verification of a composite tower product and establish the basis and strategy for the tower's potential commercial exploitation to best benefit the UK supply chain in the potential Phase 3.

Procurement Information

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was looking for a Delivery Partner (DP) with a number of characteristics, which would enable effective delivery of the scope of the programme. The DP is required to have deep technical expertise and operational knowledge in offshore wind and composite industries; ability to engage with the market and the supply chain in a neutral way. The Catapult network was set up to be neutral and in the benefit of UK PLC therefore OREC/NCC's participation in a potential Phase 3 will remain neutral, fair and supports the applicants/successful suppliers in a non-competitive way. While developing the business case for this programme, DESNZ has considered various procurement route options. DESNZ market analysis was informed by holding a market engagement event to seek market input. The technical challenge of this programme is to apply the innovation in both the design and manufacturing of composite components in areas of the wind turbine systems, which have historically not utilised composites. The DESNZ market analysis has indicated that there is no single organisation able to deliver the niche yet demanding technical scope of Phase 2B, it also showed evidence that a consortium of OREC/NCC has the technical capability to deliver Phase 2B and that a different DP would likely have to subcontract OREC/NCC services to deliver the programme. NCC is the UK's leading authority on the design and manufacture of composite structures, OREC is the UK's leading authority on offshore wind, including the component design, validation and supply chain growth of the industry. The combination of the NCC and OREC represents the key technology areas required to deliver the programme, combining composite and offshore wind design, manufacturing and supply chain knowledge. The partnership is actively working on other composites / offshore wind programmes and previously delivered Phase 1 and Phase 2 of this programme. As defined by UK Government, the role of Catapults is to engage with industry to drive and support adoption of new technologies. OREC/NCC are technology and solution agnostic, they work with full supply chain without ties to particular suppliers or manufacturers and they are not-for-profit. The justification for the Single Tender Action (STA) is therefore that competition is absent due to technical reasons, and to provide the combination of skills, integration and neutrality a STA to OREC/NCC, is the most suitable procurement route to achieve the objectives and outcomes of Phase 2B of the programme.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03df67
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031176-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71314000 - Energy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,700,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Jul 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
renewables.innovation@beis.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0ET
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT (OREC

OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT DEVELOPMENT

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