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Tender: Land Enabling Works for Large-Scale Mooring Line Test Rig Adjacent to FLOWIC, Aberdeen

Released 12 months ago

Closed13 Dec 2025

Est. valueEstimate£55K to £2.3M

LocationNot specified

AgencyORE Catapult

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryConstruction

Submissions closedClosed Sat, 13 Dec 2025

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ORE Catapult is seeking a supplier for land enabling works to support the design and construction of a Large-Scale Synthetic Mooring Line Test Rig (LSSMLTR) adjacent to its Floating Offshore Wind Innovation Centre (FLOWIC) in Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone. ORE Catapult intends to expand its capacity for testing mooring lines used in floating offshore wind projects and has identified a suitable site approximately 106 m long by 15 m wide immediately next to FLOWIC to accommodate the rig and associated infrastructure.

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