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title: "Floating Offshore Wind - Risk to Project Development - People, Skills and Vocations"
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# Floating Offshore Wind - Risk to Project Development - People, Skills and Vocations

Buyer: OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-428f82c7-5fcd-45f5-bc79-d99ddbde83d4

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## Summary

The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult is conducting a project titled "Floating Offshore Wind - Risk to Project Development - People, Skills and Vocations". This tender falls under the category of architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services and is aimed at assessing the risks to project development related to human resources for floating offshore wind. The tender was published on 3rd September 2021, and the procurement method employed is an open procedure. The contract period is set to commence from 26th September 2021 and will run until 18th February 2022. Bids for this tender closed on 9th September 2021.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for businesses focused on human resources, training, and consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in the offshore wind sector and related industries such as oil and gas or carbon capture. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to compete, as the project aims to enhance workforce capabilities and address skills gaps within the sector, potentially leading to further roles and contracts in the burgeoning field of renewable energy.

## Notice

The purpose of this project is to identify risks to FOW project development with this part focusing on the people, skills and vocation side. Identify and assess the future requirements for key resources for FOW project delivery, specifically in terms of human resources (people, skills and vocations), between now and 2040 based on high, medium and low deployment scenarios that will be provided by ORE Catapult; Consideration of whole FOW project life cycle - development, construction, operation and maintenance, decommissioning; Make an assessment on other industries, such as but not limited to the Fixed Offshore Wind, Oil & Gas, Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage and any other relevant sectors, if they are in growth or decline and how they will impact people and the skills workforce in the FOW sector; Assess, and where possible quantify, the existing availability and capabilities of people within the sectors; Assess and provide a detailed breakdown of the key skills and vocations required in the sector, highlighting areas to focus development; Assess the breakdown on sex, age and race within the industry and highlight ways to improve the mix of personnel within the sector; Identify areas where and when significant supply vs demand issues may result in significantly increased costs and / or reduced availability of workforce skills; Identify and describe activities which would help address the issues identified above, including collaborative and cross-industry opportunities; Highlight skills development opportunities associated with FOW, including reference to its role supporting the energy (skills) transition; Make an assessment of the opportunities for people directly employed by FOW throughout all lifecycle stages, onshore at the quayside, onboard vessels and elsewhere offshore in terms of Full Time Equivalent (FTE). To access the tender documents please register as a supplier on ProContract (Project DN562912)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0db9965d-91c9-49c9-bc12-d68fb8db8dea |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | 11 Oct 2021 - 18 Feb 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £55,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £53,350 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT |
| Locality | HAYLE |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR27 4DD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East |
| Westminster constituency | Camborne and Redruth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OPERGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2021 at 11:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0db9965d-91c9-49c9-bc12-d68fb8db8dea
- 3 Sep 2021 at 12:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a27397dd-8827-4a06-9c6f-91141b61273a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0db9965d-91c9-49c9-bc12-d68fb8db8dea
  12th October 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a27397dd-8827-4a06-9c6f-91141b61273a
  3rd September 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=afe9ce8f-7afb-eb11-810d-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ore.catapult.org.uk

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