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Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

Wind Expert Support Toolkit ("WEST") Programme Framework (2022)

R&DCPV 73000000
Value£500k framework ceiling
Awarded17 Oct 2022
Published19 Dec 2022
RegionLondon

Framework ceiling £500,000 — the most the agreement may spend across all suppliers and call-offs, not a contract value.

Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

The brief

The Wind Expert Support Toolkit (WEST) will be a low intensity intervention activity to be delivered within the OWGP Business Transformation stream.

Encompassing themes including business competitiveness and building new capacity, the WEST Programme aims to support growth of offshore wind supply chain companies through specialist advice, market intelligence and business planning.

WEST is a short, "foundation" activity that includes the assessment of a company's needs, provision of support, feedback and recommendations of next steps and action plans for further support as and where this might be required.

Despite being described as a "foundation" programme the term used is relative compared to the intensity of other OWGP support programmes.

It follows that participant companies will range from low sector maturity to mature and even expert, requiring focused support to address their long-term strategic aims in Offshore Wind.

WEST will be delivered by the Consultant (referred to in the programme as a Delivery Partner) and provide a handson needs-focused approach to business support.

The WEST Programme will additionally provide OWGP with an understanding of the needs of the supply chain to better inform future intervention activities and business transformation offerings.

The WEST Programme Framework will be a multi-supplier Framework Agreement.

It is anticipated that around eight (8) to ten (10) suppliers will be appointed to the Framework.

However, the OWGP reserves the right to appoint fewer or more than this number if deemed to be in their best interest.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Wind Expert Support Toolkit (WEST)

The Wind Expert Support Toolkit (WEST) will be a low intensity intervention activity to be delivered within the OWGP Business Transformation stream.

02

Encompassing themes including business competitiveness and building

Encompassing themes including business competitiveness and building new capacity, the WEST Programme aims to support growth of offshore wind supply chain companies through specialist advice, market intelligence and business planning.

03

WEST is a short, "foundation" activity

WEST is a short, "foundation" activity that includes the assessment of a company's needs, provision of support, feedback and recommendations of next steps and action plans for further support as and where this might be required.

04

Despite being described as a "foundation" programme

Despite being described as a "foundation" programme the term used is relative compared to the intensity of other OWGP support programmes.

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It follows that participant companies will range

It follows that participant companies will range from low sector maturity to mature and even expert, requiring focused support to address their long-term strategic aims in Offshore Wind.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
The WEST Programme Framework will be a multi-supplier Framework Agreement.

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