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PQ Test Facility Materials

ORE Catapult

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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14 Aug 2026 at 17:09

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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14 Aug 2026 at 16:53

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

ORE Catapult procured high- and low-voltage electrical works for its PQ transformer project. The project involves a building and associated services needed to perform transformer testing, with the requirement classified as mechanical and electrical engineering services. The buying organisation is ORE Catapult, a public undertaking based in Glasgow. The work is to be delivered in the United Kingdom. The requirement was structured as a single procurement covering the electrical works associated with the test facility. It is therefore relevant to electrical engineering contractors with experience of high-voltage and low-voltage installation or related building services for specialist testing, research or industrial facilities.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a direct award. ORE Catapult awarded the contract to TClarke Contracting Ltd on 14 August 2026. The awarded value is £401,923 excluding VAT, or £482,307.60 including VAT. The contract period runs from 15 August 2026 to 11 December 2026. The buyer’s stated rationale was urgency: the works had to meet funding deadlines and use its existing high-voltage contractors, who would subcontract through TClarke. The procurement was above the relevant threshold and comprised one completed lot. The award is active, with a signature milestone scheduled for 14 August 2026. The available information identifies the direct-award route and urgency rationale rather than a competitive evaluation exercise.

This award indicates demand from ORE Catapult for specialist electrical delivery supporting a transformer test facility, rather than routine commercial building work. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable capability in both high-voltage and low-voltage electrical works, together with the engineering management needed to integrate those works into a building and associated testing services. Experience of transformer projects, electrical test facilities, research infrastructure or comparable industrial environments would be relevant. Suppliers should also be able to work within tightly controlled funding and delivery programmes, coordinate with existing high-voltage contractors and manage subcontracting arrangements where required. The requirement suits an established contractor with sufficient technical resources, site management capacity and supply-chain control to deliver a specialist installation within a compressed programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PQ Test Facility Materials

Notice Description

The PQ transformer project requires a building and associated services to perform tests. This direct award is for HV & LV electrical works

Procurement Information

This is the only option because due to the deadlines and requirement to use our HV contractors who will be subcontracting via TClarke to complete the works within the funding timelines a direct award to TClarke is the only option.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e50a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077860-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£401,923 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
15 Aug 2026 - 11 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ORE 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

TClarke Contracting Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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