Published date: 7 November 2023
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Wind turbines - 31121320
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Energy-management services - 71314200
Services related to the oil and gas industry - 76000000
Onshore and offshore services - 76500000
Location of contract
KY8 3RS
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
OREC001-DN693575-80468545
Published date
7 November 2023
Closing date
8 December 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2024
Contract end date
31 March 2027
Contract type
Service 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?
Yes
Description
It is the intention of ORE Catapult to initiate a procurement procedure and subsequently appoint a single Contractor for the provision of Operation & Maintenance Services to our offshore Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine (LDT) in Fife, Scotland.
The LDT is a standalone single 7MW offshore turbine prototype approximately 50m offshore but connected via a walkway to the Scottish Enterprise owned Fife Energy Park. The power generated is connected to the Scottish Power electricity network at 11kV.
ORE Catapult are seeking a Contractor to Operate and Maintain the LDT whilst being proactive and recognising potential serial problems, investigate the issue(s), propose viable solutions and communicate with the ORE Catapult Authorised Representative timeously throughout. You must be excellent at troubleshooting and have the ability/capability to identify problems that will help keep maintenance costs down and availability of the LDT up.
The scope of services shall encompass but shall not be limited to routine maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, manage and undertake agreed renewal project by providing and having the necessary on-site technical capabilities to undertake specialised engineering tasks specific to the LDT. The LDT is an open platform and ORE Catapult's intention is to provide collaborative engineering solutions to deliver Commercial Research and Development (CR&D) projects specific to LDT as required.
Qualification Criteria shall include, but not be limited to, relevant experience, technical expertise, and compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
Potential Contractors are to note that TUPE shall apply to this Contract.
Due to the sensitive nature of information regarding the LDT, all Contractors interested in this Contract shall be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement ("NDA"). This NDA can be obtained by registering your interest in this opportunity via https://procontract.due-north.com (Reference # DN693575) The NDA is not available to download via this advert. Only Contractors returning a signed NDA shall be issued the Tender Documentation.
Further information regarding the LDT can be found at this address : https://ore.catapult.org.uk/what-we-do/testing-validation/levenmouth/
About the buyer
Contact name
Sheena Thomson
Address
Inovo
121 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1RD
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 7425657551
procurement@ore.catapult.org.uk
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