Contract award · 27 Mar 2023

Support & Maintenance Agreement - Grid Emulation System

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult awarded “Support & Maintenance Agreement - Grid Emulation System” to GE Energy Power Conversion UK Ltd for £845k.

No competitionRepair & maintenanceNorth East

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult · Compliance with grant funding agreement
Value
£845,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment (CPV 50532000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date27 Mar 2023
  2. Published30 May 2023Published 64 days after the contract date

Description

NB: this is an award notice only ORE Catapult tendered and procured a bespoke Grid Emulation System ("System") in 2017. The purpose of this award is to Contract GE Power Conversion UK Ltd (the original OEM) to perform ongoing maintenance and support services for the equipment to maximize system performance and availability and provide breakdown support in the event of failure of the GE designed and installed Grid Emulation System at ORE Catapult Site in Blyth Included in the Support & Maintenance service is the following: • Emergency Maintenance • 24/7 Telephone Helpdesk service. • Predictive Maintenance • Preventative Maintenance . • Routine Maintenance

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