Published date: 24 January 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.


Closing: 20 February 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical analysis or consultancy services - 71621000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

OREC001-DN651706-49212381

Published date

24 January 2023

Closing date

20 February 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

27 March 2023

Contract end date

5 June 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

This project is a technology agnostic high-level study of the costs, risks and opportunities for different cable topology and cable connection methods (including subsea wet mate connectors) for offshore floating wind, in comparison to a more conventional topology in a daisy chain configuration between turbines. This study is important as it aims to answer the following questions:
• What topologies will potentially be used for future FOW sites (e.g. daisy chain, fishbone, or star)?
• What type of connectors will be required and their current technology readiness level (TRL) in the subsea sector (i.e. what is going to be available in 2025 to 2030)?
• What are the expected failure modes and reliability level of cable array topologies using subsea connectors versus conventional daisy chain arrangements? How does this influence the overall array-level system reliability and redundancy?
• What are the installation characteristics of the comparative array topologies for installation and disconnection (i.e. required vessels and equipment, time scales, any additional risks and uncertainties)?
• What are the comparative purchase, installation and O&M costs for different connector and topology combinations?

More information

Additional text

New Opportunity, ITT documents available free of charge at https://procontract.due-north.com/

About the buyer

Contact name

Craig Corbett

Address

Inovo
121 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1RD
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 3330041418

Email

procurement@ore.catapult.org.uk

Website

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