# Realtime Simulator

> 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: OPAL-RT Europe SAS
- Award value: £76,127
- Tender value: £220,000
- Award date: 19 May 2023
- Published: 19 May 2023
- Contract start: 4 September 2023
- Contract end: 3 September 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 73112000-4355-490a-bc57-5e188e6396df-646561
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c9c34db8-ba32-4f2e-a9e7-ed6618325eb6

## Description

ORE Catapult is in the process of enhancing its real-time simulation capability and subsequently have a requirement for a real-time simulator that is capable of communicating with standard wind industry power converters and automation industry drives which will allow ORE Catapult to conduct novel control strategy of complex power systems and power electronics systems in a high speed and accurate manner\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73112000-4355-490a-bc57-5e188e6396df-646561)