Published date: 18 November 2025

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


Closing: 24 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Offshore platforms - 34514800

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£1 to £15,000,000

Procurement reference

OREC001-DN746542-70717688

Published date

18 November 2025

Closing date

24 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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
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ORE Catapult are seeking a Contractor who can be proactive and recognise potential serial problems, investigate the issue(s), propose viable solutions and communicate with the ORE Catapult Authorised Representative timeously throughout the whole process. 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 NOAH up. Estimated value for 3+2+5 to include NOAH and other assets £15m.\r
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ORE Catapult reserve the right to add additional requirements to the minimum Scope of the Works during the Contract life, as it is deemed appropriate within the Scope of the Works. Accordingly, ORE Catapult intends to award a single contract for the requirement. Phases of the procurement process:\r
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Stage 1 Issue Invitation to Participate\r
Tenderers shall be required to submit an initial ITP submission which shall be the basis for any subsequent negotiations. \r
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Stage 2 Draft ITP Submission\r
Tenderers shall be required to submit tenders, including preliminary design, in accordance with the details / instructions set out in the ITP.\r
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Stage 3 Negotiations\r
ORE Catapult reserve the right to carry out the Competitive procedures with Negotiation in successive stages in order to reduce the number of tenders to be negotiated.\r
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ORE Catapult also reserve the right to award a Contract on the basis of the initial tender without entering into negotiation where it is in their best interest to do so.\r
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ORE Catapult will inform remaining Tenderers of the common deadline to submit new or revised tenders.\r
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Stage 4 Final Tender submission (BAFO)\r
ORE Catapult verify final tenders to ensure they conform to minimum requirements and evaluate on the basis of the published award criteria in the Invitation to Participate.\r
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Stage 5 Contract Award / Mandatory Standstill period observed.\r
Successful Tenderer(s) notified in writing.\r
Unsuccessful Tenderer(s) notified in writing and feedback provided.\r
ORE Catapult delivery team to support Contractor through Pre-Mobilisation Planning

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

National Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH) Operation & Maintenance Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 21 February 2025

Award information

Awarded date

11 November 2025

Contract start date

1 December 2025

Contract end date

30 November 2028

Total value of contract

£1,013,124

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RES Energy Services Ltd

Address

Beaufort Court
Egg Farm Ln
Kings Langley
WD4 8LR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

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