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Published 10 Nov 2026, 07:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Removal of PMM Motors · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC21)
Awarded value£324,238published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 9 Nov 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to GE Power Conversions Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this direct award is to appoint GE to support the safe removal of permanent magnets from the motor unit in the 15MW facility as part of the decommissioning on the test rig.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
71336000 Engineering support services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £324,2381 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GE Power Conversions Limited21 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£324,2389 Nov 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026Standstill

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
10 Nov 2026, 07:55 GMT
Last source update
10 Nov 2026, 07:59 GMT
Authority reference
ORE/26/068
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106459
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North East (UKC21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b81b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

GE are the OEM and have unique knowledge which makes them the subject matter expect for this work.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Nov 2026 → 19 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published41h ago
    10 Nov 2026, 07:59 GMT
  2. Today
    12 Nov 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 7 days
    19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Nov 2026, 07:55 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Nov 2026, 07:59 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORE Catapult

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GE Power Conversions LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRWT-8772-LNQW Thomson Houston Way (Off Technology Drive),, Rugby,, Warwickshire., West Midlands, CV21 1BDContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender