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Published 5 Aug 2026, 18:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

COM 09 Floating Turbine Towing Challenges

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£60,000£72,000 inc. VAT1.2% below final estimate
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2026awarded 22 Oct 2026
Awarded to Tadek Limited
Contract term 5 moends 12 Mar 2027 · starts 12 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contractor is expected to fulfil two main scopes of service:

1.Creation of a detailed towing and hook-up study based on a reference case provided by ORE Catapult in consultation with our FOW CoE partners.

2.Provision of consultancy services to assist with the development and delivery of work scopes undertaken by ORE Catapult.

CPV: Environmental engineering consultancy services · Technical analysis or consultancy services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moSMEPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 12 Oct 2026 – 12 Mar 2027 (5 mo)Value: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy services71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services71621000 Technical analysis or consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Proposal: 80%
  • Commercial Proposal: 10%
  • Interviews: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Proposal
  • Commercial Proposal
  • Interviews
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Aug 2026, 18:26 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2026, 17:13 BST
Authority reference
ORE/26/043
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074414
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental engineering consultancy servicesTechnical analysis or consultancy servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dcf4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
22 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

5 Aug 2026 → 22 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published78 days ago
    5 Aug 2026, 18:26 BST
  2. Clarification questions by49 days ago
    4 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline31 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Contract starts11 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice publishedearlier today
    22 Oct 2026, 17:13 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Aug 2026, 18:26 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    2 Sept 2026, 08:16 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 22 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
    2 Sept 2026, 08:16 BST
    +12 days · was 10 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    22 Oct 2026, 17:13 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    22 Oct 2026, 17:13 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Deadline extended to 22nd September 2026 at 14:00:00

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £59,2681 award exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tadek Limited28 Oct 2026 – 12 Mar 2027£59,26822 Oct 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders90—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORE Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PYJB-8958-TLYW 121 George Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1RDContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Tadek LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWPL-3513-PVTD One Crown Square, Woking, Surrey, South East, GU21 6HRContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender