Scope
Reference
ORE/25/026
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.
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https://orecatapult.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=980808261
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,114,992.13 excluding VAT
- £1,337,990.56 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
17 September 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
17 September 2025
Standstill period
- End: 26 September 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
30 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 31 May 2026
- 8 months
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 31172000 - Voltage transformers
- 45315400 - High voltage installation work
Contract locations
- UKC21 - Northumberland
Information about tenders
- 4 tenders received
- 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 3 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
TransVolt Power Solutions
- Companies House: 16091172
10 Saffron Rise, Lydney
Gloucester
GL15 5RQ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Amitoj Singh
Email: Sales@transvolt.co.uk
Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
ORE Catapult
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYJB-8958-TLYW
Inovo, 121 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1RD
United Kingdom
Region: UKM82 - Glasgow City
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)