Published date: 18 January 2023

This notice was replaced on 16 March 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 16 March 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Engineering design services - 71320000

  • Design consultancy services - 79415200

Location of contract

Jersey

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

OREC001-DN651648-88823259

Published date

18 January 2023

Closing date

16 February 2023

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

13 March 2023

Contract end date

31 May 2023

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?

No

Description

ORE Catapult is currently developing a technology test and development facility in Aberdeen, known as FLOWIC (Floating Offshore Wind Innovation Centre). As part of the development of this Centre, ORE Catapult is scoping the design, and in certain cases manufacture, of a suite of testing rigs.

Within FLOWIC, there is a desire to have capability that can support the development of mooring components for floating offshore wind. Mooring components include, amongst others: Synthetic Fibre Rope, Chain, Steel Spiral rope, and associated linkages. The primary loading mechanism of these components is pure tension, and these components often have very high breaking loads (circa 10,000kN or more). As such, fundamental product development or research is often done on a 'sub-component' level at lower loads and sizes.

To support the development of technology in this fashion, ORE Catapult wishes to commission a detailed design activity for the 'Scaled Mooring Line Test Rig' (SMLTR),

About the buyer

Contact name

Sian Kerrison

Address

Inovo
121 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1RD
Scotland

Telephone

+44 3330041400

Email

procurement@ore.catapult.org.uk

Website

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