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Technical & Commercial Consultancy Services

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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22 Jul 2026 at 09:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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16 Jul 2026 at 13:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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16 Jul 2026 at 11:24

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

ORE Catapult is procuring specialist technical and commercial consultancy services for its Glasgow-based public undertaking. The work covers two linked areas. The first is development of the business case for a proposed high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Centre, including technical, operational and commercial requirements, delivery options, refurbishment or expansion of existing facilities, a potential new-build facility, location assessment, and recommendations on the strategic case, options appraisal, commercial model, funding and implementation. The second is development of ORE Catapult’s organisation-wide Technology Strategy across blade, drivetrain, turbine systems, high-voltage systems, energy system integration, digital technologies and robotics. Outputs include technology roadmaps, a draft and final strategy, and commercialisation options for applied research and development.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition under a below-threshold procedure. One lot was awarded to Stellan Advisory Limited on 15 July 2026. The contract was signed on 16 July 2026 and runs from 22 July 2026 to 3 July 2027. Its value is £70,000 excluding VAT and £84,000 including VAT. The award and contract are active. The selected supplier is an SME. The requirement was treated as technical analysis or consultancy services and business and management consultancy services. The process used a direct award route under the Procurement Act 2023. The contract covers both the HVDC Centre business case and the Technology Strategy work described above.

This award indicates demand from ORE Catapult for consultancy that combines deep technical understanding of high-voltage and energy technologies with commercial strategy and business-case development. Suppliers seeking comparable work should be able to translate specialist engineering input into credible investment cases, assess refurbishment, expansion and new-build options, evaluate locations and delivery models, and develop funding and implementation recommendations. They should also be capable of shaping technology roadmaps and organisation-wide strategies across engineering, digital and robotics capabilities, then identifying routes to commercialise applied research and development. A credible competitor would therefore need multidisciplinary consultants who can work with senior technical stakeholders, connect technical choices to commercial outcomes, and produce structured strategic documents suitable for investment and implementation decisions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Technical & Commercial Consultancy Services

Notice Description

Specialist technical and commercial support to provide the following scopes of service: Service 1: HVDC Centre Business Case Development - * Supporting the definition of the technical, operational and commercial requirements for the proposed HVDC Centre informed by the OREC HV technical team. * Assessing delivery options, including refurbishment or expansion of existing facilities and development of a new-build facility, together with location assessment and evaluation. * Preparing a structured business case, including strategic case, options appraisal, commercial considerations, funding strategy and implementation recommendations. Service 2: Technology Strategy Development - Support the Senior Associate Director in developing ORE Catapult's Technology Strategy across the organisation's core capability areas, including Blade Services, Drivetrain Services, Turbine System Services, High Voltage Systems, Energy System Integration, Digital Technologies and Robotics. Deliverables to include: * Optimised existing technology roadmaps * Draft and final Technology Strategy * Commercialisation options for applied R&D

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cca6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068988-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£70,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
22 Jul 2026 - 3 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1RD
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Stellan Advisory Limited

Further Information

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