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title: "Realtime Simulator"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT"
published: "2023-05-19"
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# Realtime Simulator

Buyer: OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c9c34db8-ba32-4f2e-a9e7-ed6618325eb6

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## Summary

The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has awarded a contract for a Realtime Simulator with a value of £76,127.37 to OPAL-RT Europe SAS. The tender, titled "Realtime Simulator," involved enhancing real-time simulation capability for novel control strategies of power systems. The procurement stage was an open procedure, and the contract period runs from 4th September 2023 to 3rd September 2024 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

This tender presents opportunities for SMEs in the goods industry, specifically those with expertise in simulators and power electronics systems. Businesses well-suited to compete are those capable of providing solutions for communication with wind industry power converters and automation industry drives. The award date was 19th May 2023, and the contract value was £76,127.37 in GBP.

## Notice

ORE Catapult is in the process of enhancing its real-time simulation capability and subsequently have a requirement for a real-time simulator that is capable of communicating with standard wind industry power converters and automation industry drives which will allow ORE Catapult to conduct novel control strategy of complex power systems and power electronics systems in a high speed and accurate manner.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73112000-4355-490a-bc57-5e188e6396df |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2023 - 3 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £220,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £76,127 |
| 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 | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 1RD |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OPAL-RT EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34150000 - Simulators

## Release History

- 19 May 2023 at 12:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73112000-4355-490a-bc57-5e188e6396df

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73112000-4355-490a-bc57-5e188e6396df
  19th May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=399653d3-e897-ed11-811c-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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