Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 14 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pre-Qualification Test Transformer – High Voltage (HV) Supply

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC21)

Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £1.1m / year · £1,000,000 inc. VAT11.5% above published estimate

Submissions closed 4 Jun 2025awarded 17 Sept 2025

Awarded to TransVolt Power Solutions

Contract term 11 moends 1 Jun 2026 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ORE Catapult is seeking build on its capability to test HV cable systems at its testing facility in Blyth, Northumberland and as such is seeking to establish a facility for pre-qualification (PQ) testing of alternating current (AC) submarine export cables.

The facility shall be able to accommodate testing of cables up to a maximum length of 200 m with potential voltage levels of interest. It is also anticipated that this HV Test Supply will be used to test short (20m) lengths of cables using 600 kV water terminations to breakdown, at voltages up to 600 kV.

To view this notice, please click here:

orecatapult.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

CPV: High voltage installation work · Voltage transformers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 11 moSMEPublished value£1,000,000

Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 1 Jun 2026 (11 mo)Value: £1,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible

31172000 Voltage transformers 45315400 High voltage installation work

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
As detailed in tender documents
Technical & professional ability
As detailed in tender documents

What it takes to win
i
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: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical Proposal: 60%
Commercial Proposal: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical Proposal: Long criteria description
Commercial Proposal: Long criteria description

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
As detailed in tender documents
Technical & professional ability
As detailed in tender documents

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update: 10 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 18 Jun 2025
Authority reference: ORE/25/026
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-015066
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): High voltage installation workVoltage transformers
Delivery area: North East (UKC21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0502c6 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: As detailed in tender documents

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 allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 4 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 30 May 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

14 Apr 2025 → 10 Oct 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
14 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
Clarification questions by
30 May 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission deadline
4 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
Award decision expected by
18 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts
1 Jul 2025
Assessment summaries sent
17 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends391 days ago
26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published378 days ago
10 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
14 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
17 Sept 2025, 10:05 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
17 Sept 2025, 10:05 BST
Contract signature expected
30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
10 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,114,9921 award exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TransVolt Power Solutions1 Oct 2025 – 31 May 2026	£1,114,992	17 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · TransVolt Power Solutions
Signed
9 Oct 2025
Value
£1,124,492
Period
10 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Status
active
1 agreed KPI: Site Acceptance testing
- Site Acceptance testing

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORE Catapult

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TransVolt Power SolutionsAwarded supplierGB-COH: 16091172 10 Saffron Rise, Lydney, Gloucester, South West, GL15 5RQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Sept 2025, 10:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender14 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST