Official UK procurement notice
Ocean Energy Accelerator - Phase 3
Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this direct award is to appoint Crawford Dougall International Limited to provide Professional Services for Phase 3 (a) of the Ocean Energy Accelerator project for the period up to 31st May 2026.
Please note, this Notice is issued retrospectively. The actual contract dates are:
Start Date: 02/02/2026
End Date: 31/05/2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Jun 2026, 11:46 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 08:55 BST
- Authority reference
ORE/26/025- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051654- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aa17Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Crawford Dougall International Limited are the only contractor/ partner with the knowledge and understanding of the sector and this speafic Ocean Energy Accelerator module. They would be the only supplier able to deliver this work without the time delay and resources to seek out an alternative, less qualified supplier.
Please note, this Notice is issued retrospectively. The actual contract dates are:
Start Date: 02/02/2026
End Date: 31/05/2026
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published1 Jun 2026, 11:46 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published1 Jun 2026, 11:49 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Jun 2026, 08:55 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Dougall International Limited2 Jun 2026 – 3 Jun 2026 | £37,000 | 1 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Crawford Dougall International Limited
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2026
- Value
- £37,000
- Period
- 2 Jun 2026 – 3 Jun 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Crawford Dougall International LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender