# Innovation Support

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult](/buyers/offshore-renewable-energy-catapult/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £75,000
- Published: 13 June 2019
- Planned start: 1 July 2019
- Planned end: 29 February 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0eff52b8-2645-41a5-8c89-709fb37f837a-294991
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f6ec0339-ec96-4b0e-b5cc-bdd3d9dc9a48

## Description

ORE Catapult is delivering a Grid Emulation System \("GES"\) project referred to as 'eGrid'\. This involves the installation of a GES at Blyth that will support industry activity in the North-East of England region\. The project is funded with European Regional Development Fund \(ERDF\) support\. The eGrid project also comprises of engagement activities and events for the small and medium size enterprise \("SME"\) and academic/research organisations\. A range of innovation advisory services including technology support, knowledge transfer and training will be offered to the SMEs\. ORE Catapult can provide some of these consultancy and knowledge transfer services itself but will require support from external engineering training/consulting organisation to provide a full range of other services to maximise the benefits to SMEs\.

## Related contract awards

- [Information, Communication & Technology Framework - ORE/24/033](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1dd3f641-580a-4e95-afbd-8fedbf1b04c8): Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
- [National Offshore Anemometry Hub \(NOAH\) Operation & Maintenance Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-194c6973-9bb9-4316-b3ff-e8bec9d9905f): Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
- [Full Scale Mooring Test Line Rig ORE/23/089](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5d40b2ed-940c-406f-bdc1-a52489dfc968): Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0eff52b8-2645-41a5-8c89-709fb37f837a-294991)