Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult · Compliance with grant funding agreement
- Supplier
- RENK Test System GmbH
- Value
- £63,037,705.59
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Construction work · Research and testing facilities construction work (CPV 45214620)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Feb 2025
- Published13 Feb 2025Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
This tender is being issued by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult ('ORE Catapult') as a competitive procurement exercise in accordance with the 'Competitive Procedure with Negotiation' for tendering under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended from time to time).\r \r After a number of years of world-leading testing, ORE Catapult now have a requirement to upgrade the existing Drive Train to ensure the facility is ready to serve turbines of around 25MW. ORE Catapult therefore intend to appoint a single contractor (or consortium) to design, procure, construct and commission an upgrade to the existing 15MW capable Drive Train Test Facility at its site in Blyth, Northumberland. \r \r Due to funding arrangement this will be an aggressive build programme. Therefore, ORE Catapult reserve the right to vary the Contract term following discussion with suppliers during the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation process.\r \r ORE Catapult reserve the right to add additional require…
About the supplier
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