Tender Results of Offshore Renewable Energy

Berthing Fees - East Pickard Bay-Contract award notice for Berthing Fees at META site in East Pickard Bay. March 2023 - August 2024 This project is part funded through the Swansea Bay City Deal. The Swansea Bay City Deal is being funded by the UK Government, the Welsh Government, the public sector and the private sector. The investment programme is being led by Swansea Council, Carmarthenshire Council, Neath Port Talbot Council and Pembrokeshire Council, in partnership with Swansea University, the University of Wales Trin...

5G Testbed laboratory Firewall-5G Testbed Laboratory Firewall

MS Dynamics - additional project management and development resource-During the process of developing our in-house project delivery system software, additional project management and resource is required to finalise the scope and delivery of the system.

Acoustic Emissions Equipment ORE23/012-To support the operation of the facility and enhance its technical capabilities, ORE Catapult wishes to procure a suite of Acoustic Emissions Testing Equipment. The sensors shall allow the detection of sub element failures in the following components & materials. Multi-purpose sensors (i.e. usable on more than one component/material type) should be used, but different sensor types per material are also acceptable: - Synthetic Fibre Rope: Including at a minimum Nylon, High Modulus Polye...

Virtual Reality Studio - ORE/23/003-Contract Award Notice ORE Catapult is developing a world-leading National Floating Wind Innovation Centre (FLOWIC) based in Aberdeen, due to be completed this year. The centre is being developed within the Aberdeen Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) which aims to help companies both locally and nationally are able to capitalise on opportunities created by the latest Scottish seabed leasing round, ScotWind. An area of focus for the centre will be the application of digitisation and simulation tec...

High Speed Cameras ORE/23/016-ORE Catapult intends to purchase high speed cameras, the equipment shall consist of the following at a minimum: •High speed cameras and suitable lenses •Mid sized SSD (32gb or similar) •Associated data collection infrastructure (DAQ or similar) •Processing software compatible with a standard PC (Windows 10/11) •Carrying or storage cases

Scaled Mooring Line Test Rig Design-ORE Catapult is currently developing a technology test and development facility in Aberdeen, known as FLOWIC (Floating Offshore Wind Innovation Centre). As part of the development of this Centre, ORE Catapult is scoping the design, and in certain cases manufacture, of a suite of testing rigs. Within FLOWIC, there is a desire to have capability that can support the development of mooring components for floating offshore wind. Mooring components include, amongst others: Synthetic Fibre Rope, Ch...

Dynamic Cable Compression Test Rig Design-ORE Catapult intends to expand its cable testing capabilities by asking a contractor to provide a detailed design for a dynamic cable compression test rig that is capable of simulating in-service dynamic loads for floating offshore wind (FOW) applications. Fundamentally, the rig design is expected to comprise of: • A steel frame. • End terminations. • Bending Actuators. • Horizontal tension/compression Actuator. • The cable specimen (during testing). • Ancillary mechanical, ...

Wind CFD Modelling-Contract award notice for Blade Test Facility 3 Wind Modelling

Riverside and Dock Fencing Replacement - ORE/22/009-Replacement and installation of fencing at the ORE Catapult site in Blyth. The fencing consisting of collapsible and fixed fencing of approximately 266 metres in length, replaced with permanent fencing bolted to the existing concrete. An additional length of approximately 75 metres of collapsible fencing replaced on the dock bridges to be replaced with permanent fencing bolted to the existing concrete.