Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator Tender: Underwater Inspection Methods

The UK Offshore Wind Accelerator to study lidar effectiveness and underwater inspection techniques. Tenders to contribute to the Carbon Trust-led programme close on 2^nd September 2016.

The main objectives of this work are to:

• Undertake a detailed review of the available underwater inspection methods for offshore wind structures and across other subsea industries.
• Undertake a detailed review of current guidance with respect to inspections of substructures and subsea cables.
• Analyse the different methods currently available and provide a breakdown of their attributes and working parameters for easy comparison.
• Identify the key challenges that will need to be overcome in increasing deployment of new underwater inspection methods, and provide advice on any alterations to guidance that might be required to facilitate this, as well as providing individual roadmaps to overcome these barriers.
• Identify and support new innovators and technologies within the market.

For further details on scope of work, terms and conditions, and details of how to apply, please click on the relevant links below.

• Invitation to Tender (PDF)
• Form of Tender (.docx)
• OWA Contractors’ Conditions (PDF)

Clarification questions should be received by 24^th August 2016 and the answers to these questions will be posted below by 26^th August 2016. The closing date to receive tender submissions is 2^nd September 2016.

All clarification questions and tender submissions should be sent electronically, by their respective deadlines, to michael.stephenson@carbontrust.com.