Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 29 May 2025, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

F4OR NE ENGLAND - BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£80,000≈ £40k / year · £80,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 7 Jul 2027 · up to 6 Jan 2028 with extensions · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Following the success of the Fit for Offshore Renewables programme in Scotland, Wales and England, ORE Catapult is delivering a further Fit for Offshore Renewables programme in

partnership with Northeast Combined Authority (NECA) for businesses in the Northeast Page 10 of 19 England. It is anticipated that additional Fit for Offshore Renewables programmes will also be undertaken

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CPV: Offshore services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 7 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 6 Jan 2028 with extensionsValue: £80,000 exc. VAT · £80,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: upto 6 months extesion

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Proposal: 40%
  • Commercial Proposal: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Proposal
  • Commercial Proposal
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 May 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update
18 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028340
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Offshore services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05288d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
13 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Jun 2025
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 May 2025 → 18 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    29 May 2025, 10:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    11 Jun 2025
  3. Submission deadline
    13 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    7 Jul 2025
  5. Latest notice published343 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    29 May 2025, 10:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    18 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—18 Nov 2025CancelledProcurement cancelled, contract will be re issued as a framework

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORE Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYJB-8958-TLYW 121 George Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1RDContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender