Wind Turbine Operation & Maintenance Services:

Concepts

• glasgow
• energy management
• repair and maintenance
• wind turbines
• consultancy services
• levenmouth demonstration turbine
• maintenance costs
• our offshore levenmouth demonstration turbine
• routine maintenance
• wind turbine operation & maintenance services

Location

Description

It is the intention of ORE Catapult to initiate a procurement procedure and subsequently appoint a single Contractor for the provision of Operation & Maintenance Services to our offshore Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine (LDT) in Fife, Scotland. The LDT is a standalone single 7MW offshore turbine prototype approximately 50m offshore but connected via a walkway to the Scottish Enterprise owned Fife Energy Park. The power generated is connected to the Scottish Power electricity network at 11kV. ORE Catapult are seeking a Contractor to Operate and Maintain the LDT whilst being proactive and recognising potential serial problems, investigate the issue(s), propose viable solutions and communicate with the ORE Catapult Authorised Representative timeously throughout. You must be excellent at troubleshooting and have the ability/capability to identify problems that will help keep maintenance costs down and availability of the LDT up. The scope of services shall encompass but shall not be limited to routine maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, manage and undertake agreed renewal project by providing and having the necessary on-site technical capabilities to undertake specialised engineering tasks specific to the LDT. The LDT is an open platform and ORE Catapult’s intention is to provide collaborative engineering solutions to deliver Commercial Research and Development (CR&D) projects specific to LDT as required. Qualification Criteria shall include, but not be limited to, relevant experience, technical expertise, and compliance with safety and environmental regulations. Potential Contractors are to note that TUPE shall apply to this Contract.

Renewal Options

The initial Term shall be from Contract inception for a period of three (3) years comprising three (3) distinct twelve (12) month annual periods to 31 March 2027. Each year shall be measured and incentivised against the KPIs and subject to satisfactory performance of the Contractor, ORE Catapult reserve the option to extend year on year thereafter, for up to a further period of five (5) years, subject to funding being made available to ORE Catapult in addition to satisfactory performance of the Contractor.

CPV Codes

• 71314200 - Energy-management services
• 76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry
• 76500000 - Onshore and offshore services
• 50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery
• 71314000 - Energy and related services
• 31121320 - Wind turbines

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

Due to the sensitive nature of information regarding the LDT, all Contractors interested in this Contract shall be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (“NDA”). This NDA can be obtained by registering your interest in this opportunity via https://procontract.due-north.com (Reference # DN693575) The NDA is not available to download via this advert. Only Contractors returning a signed NDA shall be issued the Tender Documentation. Further information regarding the LDT can be found at this address : https://ore.catapult.org.uk/what-we-do/testing-validation/levenmouth/ ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **