Buyer profile · Public undertaking
ORE Catapult tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 10
- About one every 37 days
- Contracts awarded
- 52
- To 59 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £4.73m
- 22 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £85k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 8 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
ORE Catapult has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)24%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)2%
- Direct award (no competition)73%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow ORE Catapult has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 34 days
- Longer than 76% of other public bodies
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 24%
- Lower than 74% of other public bodies
- Based on 55 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 62%
- Higher than 58% of other public bodies
- Based on 63 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 9
- More than 74% of other public bodies
- Based on 9 awards
- Split into lots
- 10%
- Lower than 66% of other public bodies
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 73%
- Higher than 88% of other public bodies
- Based on 55 procurements
- Cancelled
- 20%
- Higher than 95% of other public bodies
- Based on 10 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
ORE Catapult: 34 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
ORE Catapult: 9
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
ORE Catapult: 24%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
ORE Catapult: 62%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds ORE Catapult.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera Upgrade | R&D Test Systems A/S | €88k | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Land Enabling Works | CHAP Group Limited | £643k | 27 Nov 2026 |
| Cooling Equipment Decommissioning | Aqua Cooling Limited | £93k | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Spotlight Event: Event Management | Maximillion Events | £180k | 20 Dec 2026 |
| Pre-Qualification Test Transformer – High Voltage (HV) Supply | TransVolt Power Solutions | £1.12m | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Blade Repairs | DHR Blades Ltd | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Crane Hire - LDT Blade Removal | D Hall Renewables Ltd | £600k | 31 Jan 2027 |
| RIBA 4 Design Services | Ryder Architecture | £659k | 31 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removal of PMM Motors | Ge Energy Power Conversion UK Limited | £324k | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Blyth Development Project | Kone Cranes Demag Limited | £490k | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Waste Management and Recycling Framework | Restore Datashred Limited, Shred Station Limited, Acumen Waste Services Limited and 3 more | — | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Wind Turbine O&M | RES Energy Services Limited | £950k | 28 Oct 2026 |
| COM 09 Floating Turbine Towing Challenges | Tadek Limited | £59k | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Blade Repairs | DHR Blades Ltd | — | 20 Oct 2026 |
| AMTecH (Advanced Marine Technology Hub) - Architect Services | KTA Architects Ltd | — | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Cooling Equipment Decommissioning | Aqua Cooling Limited | £93k | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Supply of WCL21XP WindCube 2.1 XP | Vaisala France SASU | — | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Drive System Upgrade | ABB Limited | — | 9 Oct 2026 |