# Additive Manufacturing Cell

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult](/buyers/offshore-renewable-energy-catapult/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: CEAD B\.V\.
- Award value: £326,360
- Award date: 6 January 2021
- Published: 6 January 2021
- Contract start: 11 January 2021
- Contract end: 10 January 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: d82f04f2-1357-4439-9cf9-3f0183fe97a8-403984
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-30ea4f03-086d-42e4-8f33-726eb89aad9d

## Description

ORE Catapult is seeking to procure a Turnkey Additive Manufacturing \(AM\) Cell capable of producing thermoplastic-based fibre reinforced components\. The AM Cell will allow the rapid production of physical demonstrators and parts for components used for wind and marine renewable energy devices and ancillary support tooling and jigs\. Primarily the AM Cell will provide a testbed for future materials and manufacturing research\. Secondarily the AM Cell will produce ready to use components, and fixtures, reducing engineering development time and cost, enhanced component accuracy and time to market, improving reliability and mitigating the risks associated with deployment of these devices\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d82f04f2-1357-4439-9cf9-3f0183fe97a8-403984)