Published date: 7 April 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 7 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electric motors - 31110000

  • Generating sets with compression-ignition engines - 31121100

  • Power converters - 31121110

    • Inverters - 31155000

    • Voltage-control systems - 31161900

    • Electricity distribution and control apparatus - 31200000

    • Electrical equipment and apparatus - 31600000

    • Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring - 38540000

    • Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment - 38800000

    • Research and testing facilities construction work - 45214620

    • Ancillary works for electricity power lines - 45232200

    • Transformer substation - 45232221

    • Electrical services - 71314100

Location of contract

NE24 1LZ

Value of contract

£2,500,000

Procurement reference

ORE/16/64

Published date

7 April 2017

Closing date

7 February 2017

Contract start date

3 March 2017

Contract end date

2 March 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

ORE Catapult is the UK's flagship technology innovation and research centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. Headquartered in Glasgow, it has world-leading test and demonstration facilities in Blyth, Northumberland and Fife, Scotland. The senior management team is split between Glasgow and Blyth, with extensive technical expertise and knowledge at both locations.

ORE Catapult's vision is 'abundant, affordable energy from offshore wind, wave and tide'.

We help to reduce the cost of offshore renewable energy, supporting the growth of the industry and creating UK benefit.

We do this by:

a. Having an experienced engineering and research team with a deep knowledge and understanding of offshore renewables;

b. Being an independent and trusted partner;

c. Working with industry and academia to identify, prove and de-risk promising new technologies and bring them to market.

This is an award notice for the procurement of a fully containerised Grid Emulation System which will be used in the 15MW wind turbine nacelle/powertrain test facility and 3MW marine nacelle/powertrain test facility. The Grid Emulation System will allow ORE Catapult to conduct electrical power quality test and the possibility of accelerated validation of wind and marine renewable energy devices in a controlled environment reducing time to market, improving reliability and mitigating the risks associated with deployment of these devices.

The main requirement is for the Grid Emulation System to accommodate, as a minimum a 13MW wind turbine output. The Grid Emulation System will allow the testing of various wind turbine configurations, such as generator with fully rated grid converter, doubly fed induction generator, synchronous generator without fully rated inverter, etc.

ORE Catapult is therefore seeking a Contractor that can design, supply, deliver, install, test and commission a Grid Emulation System including cabling and containment at its test facility in Blyth, Northumberland, UK.

Funding for this project is likely to come from other third party sources, both private and public eg ERDF, InnovateUK.

It has been deemed unsuitable for this to be broken down into Lots, as the integrity of the system may be significantly impacted.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Grid Emulation System

  • Opportunity
  • Published 7 April 2017, last edited 7 April 2017

Links

Additional text

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Award information

Awarded date

30 March 2017

Contract start date

31 March 2017

Contract end date

30 April 2019

Total value of contract

£3,915,800

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

GE Energy Power Conversion UK Ltd

Address

Boughton Road
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 1BU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Gillian Sharp

Address

Offshore House
Albert Street
Blyth
NE24 1LZ
England

Email

procurement@ore.catapult.org.uk

Website

www.ore.catapult.org.uk