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title: "Steel Storage Building"
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buyer: "ORE CATAPULT"
published: "2023-02-08"
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# Steel Storage Building

Buyer: ORE CATAPULT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c9bf7fcc-e676-4340-98a7-eb916438b20a

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## Summary

The ORE Catapult organisation has awarded a contract for the construction of a steel storage building in Blyth, Northumberland. The contract was awarded to Rapier Construction Ltd for a value of £338,228, with a contract period starting from February 8, 2023, and ending on February 7, 2024. The procurement stage was classified as "works" and the procurement method was not specified. The tender had a closing date of March 18, 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in modular and portable buildings, construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings, as well as structural steel erection work. SMEs are particularly suited to compete in this tender process. The location of the project is in Blyth, Northumberland, with the buying organisation being ORE Catapult. Interested business owners should consider submitting proposals aligned with the requirements outlined in the tender for the construction of the steel storage building.

## Notice

ORE Catapult currently operate its test facilities in Blyth, Northumberland which test and validates new renewable technologies. Its Charles Parsons facility specialise in providing extensive test programmes across a wide variety of complex electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure, operated from UKAS-accredited laboratories. They work with clients on component development, materials selection, system certification, electrical grid integration and accelerated lifetime test programme delivery, improving reliability and ensuring complex multiple arrays and generation sources operate at optimum efficiency. To improve the functionality and flexibility of the laboratories at the Charles Parsons facility, there is now a requirement for a new steel storage building to enable the current mezzanine test area, inside Charles Parsons itself, to be better utilised as a test laboratory. To allow for flexibility in approach, ORE Catapult is prepared to consider tender responses for either one of the following Options: Option 1: Design and construction of the steel storage building, (new or used will be considered as long as the used model is not too far removed from the specification), or Option 2: Design and construction of both the steel storage building (new or used) and all the necessary civil works.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ae5f855-8eb0-4d75-b456-a3851e1e0666 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 8 Feb 2023 - 7 Feb 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £338,228 |
| 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 | ORE CATAPULT |
| Locality | BLYTH |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE24 1LZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC42 Northumberland |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Electoral ward | Croft |
| Westminster constituency | Blyth and Ashington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RAPIER CONSTRUCTION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 44211100 - Modular and portable buildings
- 45213200 - Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings
- 45262400 - Structural steel erection work
- 45262410 - Structural steel erection work for buildings
- 45262420 - Structural steel erection work for structures

## Release History

- 8 Feb 2023 at 07:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ae5f855-8eb0-4d75-b456-a3851e1e0666
- 17 Feb 2022 at 08:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/068fc2b8-c7ea-4efb-adb9-a2dc52cf7624

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ae5f855-8eb0-4d75-b456-a3851e1e0666
  8th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/068fc2b8-c7ea-4efb-adb9-a2dc52cf7624
  17th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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