Official UK procurement notice
Wind Turbine Operation & Maintenance Services:
Authority: Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIt is the intention of ORE Catapult to initiate a procurement procedure and subsequently appoint a single Contractor for the provision of Operation & Maintenance Services to our offshore Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine (LDT) in Fife, Scotland.
The LDT is a standalone single 7MW offshore turbine prototype approximately 50m offshore but connected via a walkway to the Scottish Enterprise owned Fife Energy Park. The power generated is connected to the Scottish Power electricity network at 11kV.
ORE Catapult are seeking a Contractor to Operate and Maintain the LDT whilst being proactive and recognising potential serial problems, investigate the issue(s), propose viable solutions and communicate with the ORE Catapult Authorised Representative timeously throughout. You must be excellent at troubleshooting and have the ability/capability to identify problems that will help keep maintenance costs down and availability of the LDT up.
The scope of services shall encompass but shall not be limited to routine maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, manage and undertake agreed renewal project by providing and having the necessary on-site technical capabilities to undertake specialised engineering tasks specific to the LDT. The LDT is an open platform and ORE Catapult’s intention is to provide collaborative engineering solutions to deliver Commercial Research and Development (CR&D) projects specific to LDT as required.
Qualification Criteria shall include, but not be limited to, relevant experience, technical expertise, and compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
Potential Contractors are to note that TUPE shall apply to this Contract.
Due to the sensitive nature of information regarding the LDT, all Contractors interested in this Contract shall be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (“NDA”). This NDA can be obtained by registering your interest in this opportunity via procontract.due-north.com ↗ (Reference # DN693575) The NDA is not available to download via this advert. Only Contractors returning a signed NDA shall be issued the Tender Documentation.
Further information regarding the LDT can be found at this address : ore.catapult.org.uk/what-we-do/testing-v… ↗
CPV: Energy and related services · Energy-management services · Onshore and offshore services · Repair and maintenance services of machinery · Services related to the oil and gas industry · Wind turbines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Oct 2023, 11:40 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2023, 09:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN693575- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032876- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040c3bFind a Tender
- Review procedure
In the first instance, all appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contracting authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
As the UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions, any challenges will be dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Nov 2023 → 8 Dec 2023 · 4 dates- Notice published7 Nov 2023, 09:05 GMT
- Next notice expected20 Nov 2023
- Bids opened7 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2023- Status changed to active7 Nov 2023, 09:05 GMT
- Procurement method changed7 Nov 2023, 09:05 GMT
- Deadline published: 8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT7 Nov 2023, 09:05 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.