Award

New Drive Train Facility (NDTF)

  • ORE Catapult

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-059834

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058366 (view related notices)

Published 25 September 2025, 4:05pm



Scope

Reference

ORE/25/038

Description

The scope is for the construction of a new test rig foundation and new drive train facility (NDTF) to enable testing of 23MW drivetrains and integrated electrical testing.

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Contract 1. New Drivetrain Test Facility (NDTF)

Supplier

Contract value

  • £30,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

25 September 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

25 September 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 6 October 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

8 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 9 October 2025 to 24 June 2027
  • 1 year, 8 months, 16 days

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 45000000 - Construction work
  • 45210000 - Building construction work
  • 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

Contract locations

  • UKC21 - Northumberland

Information about tenders

  • 3 tenders received
  • 1 tender 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
  • 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

Galliford try

  • Companies House: 02472080

3 Frayswater Place, Cowley, Uxbridge

Middlesex

UB8 2AD

United Kingdom

Contact name: Cliff Wheatley

Email: cliff.wheatley@gallifordtry.co.uk

Region: UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. New Drivetrain Test Facility (NDTF)


Contracting authority

ORE Catapult

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYJB-8958-TLYW

121 George Street

Glasgow

G1 1RD

United Kingdom

Contact name: Mrs 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)


Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

Turner & Townsend

Summary of their role in this procurement: Cost Management

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNVG-6758-ZPCM

Low Hall, Calverley Lane, Horsforth

Leeds

LS18 4GH

United Kingdom

Contact name: Ben Davison

Email: Ben.Davison1@turntown.co.uk

Region: UKE42 - Leeds


Contact organisation

Contact ORE Catapult for any enquiries.