# Technology Qualification & Development Programme - Synthetic Fibre Rope - Stage 1 2022

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult](/buyers/offshore-renewable-energy-catapult/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Bureau Veritas UK Ltd](/contract-winners/bureau-veritas-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £29,552
- Tender value: £29,552
- Award date: 18 April 2023
- Published: 18 April 2023
- Contract start: 24 April 2023
- Contract end: 9 October 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 982d8171-e9d7-4e88-b2b1-2d7717ffb0f2-636956
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-18b78979-d1db-447c-9acd-107294abb191

## Description

Project Context Synthetic mooring lines, typically ropes, can be an enabling component for a range of floating wind projects\. In shallow waters such as those in the UK, highly compliant materials such as nylon are desirable\. These newer materials are highly non-linear in their fatigue and elongation responses and are less well characterised to date particularly at the scale needed for FOW\. For deeper projects, polyester and HMPE may be favourable, and stiffer materials could be used as mooring tendons for tension leg platforms\. Technologies of particular interest to the FOW CoE at this time are: Highly compliant rope \(Nylon\) Ropes developed to withstand long-term contact with the seabed Ropes with integrated buoyancy within the rope cross-section

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/982d8171-e9d7-4e88-b2b1-2d7717ffb0f2-636956)