OSW Development Engagement in Chile.

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

Direct award

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery listed: Chile (CL)

Awarded value£30,000published award · inc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingenieria

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is in relation to the appointment of a sub-contractor under an existing GFA.

•A series of engagements to share experience from the UK and provide views and recommendations to enable OSW development in Chile.

•Working with the University of Chile (Prof. Rodrigo Moreno) to host a series of virtual engagements with UK and Chile experts to understand the nuances of the UK and Chilean electricity markets.

•Co-ordinating and hosting an engagement Chile with UK and Chilean experts to develop recommendations on policy centred around energy enable the development of OSW in Chile.

•This intervention will work with the University of Chile to carry out a high-level assessment of the techno-economic implications of HVDC bootstraps in Chile based on learning from the UK

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery listed: Chile (CL)

73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT
Last source update: 29 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT
Authority reference: ORE/25/062
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-069324
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area in notice: Chile (CL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d61c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
Published justification: Named within a grant funding agreement, no option to select another company

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
29 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £30,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Instituto Sistemas Complejos de IngenieriaSME31 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£30,000 inc. VAT	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Instituto Sistemas Complejos de IngenieriaAwarded supplier República 695, Santiago, CL, 8370398, CLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT