Award

Blade Position Measurement

  • Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-003185

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a228

Published 1 February 2023, 4:53pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

Offshore House, Albert Street

Blyth

NE24 1LZ

Contact

Mrs Gillian Sharp

Email

procurement@ore.catapult.org.uk

Telephone

+44 3330041419

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC21 - Northumberland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ore.catapult.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.ore.catapult.org.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

subject to grant funding agreement

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

research and development


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Blade Position Measurement

Reference number

DN653879

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73110000 - Research services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

VEAT Award Notice only

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £490,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC21 - Northumberland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a contract award notice only to procure and install a highly specialist wind turbine blade optical measuring system, proven to enable a higher degree of accuracy in measuring the magnitude of deflection during a blade static test.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: MEAT / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

contract award only


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons
  • Additional deliveries by the original supplier

Explanation:

The requirement is to procure and install a highly specialist optical measuring system, which is compatible with existing equipment and proven to enable a higher degree of accuracy in measuring the magnitude of deflection during a blade static test. It will also provide valuable commonality, spares and software across all three Blade Test facilities.

The approval of the single source tender also provides considerable financial savings, through a discount offered by the supplier

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

ORE/23/001

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Qualisys AB

Gothenberg

Country

Sweden

NUTS code
  • SE - Sweden
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £490,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom