# Virtual Reality Studio - ORE/23/003

> 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: CAD People
- Award value: £56,020
- Tender value: £80,000
- Award date: 8 March 2023
- Published: 16 March 2023
- Contract start: 13 March 2023
- Contract end: 31 May 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 15625a4d-90b0-49a1-9efa-75fb174fb65c-624926
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-edd2af7b-f0aa-4a72-b7a3-f689dadef797

## Description

Contract Award Notice ORE Catapult is developing a world-leading National Floating Wind Innovation Centre \(FLOWIC\) based in Aberdeen, due to be completed this year\. The centre is being developed within the Aberdeen Energy Transition Zone \(ETZ\) which aims to help companies both locally and nationally are able to capitalise on opportunities created by the latest Scottish seabed leasing round, ScotWind\. An area of focus for the centre will be the application of digitisation and simulation technologies to FOW\. As part of this, ORE Catapult intend to make use of the unique opportunities that Virtual Reality \("VR"\) can offer, particularly in recreating floating offshore wind scenarios, by setting up a VR-dedicated space at the centre\. The ability to interact with simulated floating offshore wind turbine structures, components and environments greatly reduces the risks and costs associated with activities such as technician training that would otherwise take place offshore\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15625a4d-90b0-49a1-9efa-75fb174fb65c-624926)