Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 28 May 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

F40R NE ENGLAND – SECTOR SPECIFIC

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£80,000≈ £40k / year · £80,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2025awarded 12 Sept 2025
Awarded to Opergy Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 7 Jul 2027 · up to 6 Jan 2028 with extensions · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Following the success of the Fit for Offshore Renewables programme in Scotland, Wales and

England, ORE Catapult is delivering a further Fit for Offshore Renewables programme in Page 10 of 19 partnership with Northeast Combined Authority (NECA) for businesses in the Northeast England. It is anticipated that additional Fit for Offshore Renewables programmes will also be undertaken.

The programme is a supply chain development programme developed to increase the competitiveness, capacity and competence of the UK offshore renewable energy supply chain. It shall support the continued cost reduction in offshore renewables, whilst simultaneously securing long-term economic benefits in the United Kingdom.

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CPV: Offshore services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 7 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 6 Jan 2028 with extensionsValue: £80,000 exc. VAT · £80,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: UPTO 6 MONTHS EXTENSION

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Proposal: 40%
  • Commercial Proposal: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Proposal
  • Commercial Proposal
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
28 May 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST
Authority reference
ORE/25/028
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028048
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Offshore services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0527ca 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
17 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 May 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 May 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    16 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    17 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    7 Jul 2025
  5. Latest notice published390 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 May 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 14:06 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Sept 2025, 14:06 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    30 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £80,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Opergy LimitedSME19 Sept 2025 – 18 Sept 2026 · up to 18 Feb 2027Extensions: UPTO 6 MONTHS EXTENSION£80,00012 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Opergy LimitedSME

    Signed
    17 Sept 2025
    Value
    £80,000
    Period
    19 Sept 2025 – 18 Sept 2026 · up to 18 Feb 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    UPTO 6 MONTHS EXTENSION

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORE Catapult

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Opergy LimitedAwarded supplier Unit 11 Manor Farm Barns, Norfolk, East of England, NR14 7PZContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender