Award

Shore Power Unit Groundworks (DA)

  • ORE Catapult

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-077461

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b7

Published 26 November 2025, 9:05pm



Scope

Reference

ORE25/070

Description

ORE Catapult has identified an opportunity to introduce shore power provision in the Port of Grimsby to support clean maritime demonstrations, building on existing Catapult facilities at the Operations and Maintenance Centre of Excellence (OMCE). The purpose of this direct award is to appoint Northern Powergrid to provide an electrical supply to this new electrical shore power unit in Grimsby.

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Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £90,353.81 excluding VAT
  • £108,424.57 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

1 December 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 45315100 - Electrical engineering installation works
  • 45317300 - Electrical installation work of electrical distribution apparatus

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Switching to direct award

A competitive tender process has already been published in relation to the Works (ORE/24/100). Six suppliers were identified and invited to submit a tender in relation to this Contract via our e-procurement portal on Delta and through an internal email address to ensure delivery of the invitation. A comprehensive ITT document and additional appendices were made available to the proposed tenders to include information on the design and technical information that appeared in original quotation of Works from Northern PowerGrid, please note all financial information was redacted. Potential tenderers were given two (2) weeks to respond. However, the competitive tender process failed to receive any submissions. Therefore, a direct Award is required to achieve the required Works


Supplier

Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc

Lloyds Court, 78 Grey Street

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE1 6AF

United Kingdom

Region: UKC22 - Tyneside

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

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

Telephone: 07879519249

Email: procurement@ore.catapult.org.uk

Region: UKM82 - Glasgow City

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