Award

Supporting the Energy Research Office of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (EPE)

  • ORE Catapult

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-056315

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0599a9 (view related notices)

Published 12 September 2025, 4:05pm



Scope

Reference

ORE/25/049

Description

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

Supporting the Energy Research Office of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (EPE) to down select suitable offshore wind zones and develop their seabed concession process.

UFRJ/COPPE's scope will be provided through fixed price [£37,900, including £4,200 for T&S to facilitate and attend workshops in Rio and Brasilia], with a team of eight specialists, aims to assist the Energy Research Office (EPE) of the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) in the development and application of a robust methodology for identifying and prioritizing offshore wind areas suitable for seabed concession offering:

Engagement with key Brazilian Stakeholders,

To access Gaps associated with the first offshore wind area concession in Brazil,

Guideline Report of gaps and recommendations associated with the first offshore wind area concession in Brazil, and

Interministerial workshop in Brasilia and feedback Report.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://orecatapult.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=978672610


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £37,900 excluding VAT
  • £37,900 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

18 September 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 19 September 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 6 months, 12 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73110000 - Research services

Contract locations

  • BR - Brazil

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • User choice contract

Named within a grant funding agreement, no option to select another company


Supplier

The Foundation of the Coordination of Projects, Research and Technological Studies - COPPETEC

Technological Management Center CGTEC, CT2 Moniz Aragão Street, Nº 360, Block 1 - Fundão Island - University

Brazil

21941-594

Brazil

Contact name: Glaydston Mattos Ribeiro

Telephone: +55 2136223440

Email: tramitacao@coppetec.ufrj.br

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

ORE Catapult

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYJB-8958-TLYW

121 George Street

Glasgow

G1 1RD

United Kingdom

Contact name: Sian Kerrison

Telephone: 01234567890

Email: procurement@ore.catapult.org.uk

Region: UKM82 - Glasgow City

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)