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Working with us
The Inch Cape team is working to optimise the wind farm in close cooperation with the supply chain, assessing innovative technologies and adopting new ways of working. Key focus areas are cost of energy and carbon footprint, minimising construction time and maximising efficiencies, all while prioritising health and safety.
Through an innovative multi-contracting strategy, Inch Cape will award at least 20 specific work packages and is on target to place a quarter of its packages directly with non-Tier 1 suppliers. This inclusive approach broadens opportunities for suppliers, benefiting not only Inch Cape but also contributing positively to the offshore wind sector and future projects.
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If you are a supplier interested in working with us or with our key contractors, please register for our Supply Chain Database. Our procurement team refer to the database when shortlisting for tenders, your details will be shared with our contractors and you will receive information about upcoming events and relevant project updates.
Inch Cape has created a searchable portal to enable companies looking for specific goods or services to be able to search registered businesses. All suppliers who have successfully registered for our Supply Chain Database will be listed within this search function.
Opportunities
Specific tender opportunities will be posted on the North Sea Transition Authority’s Energy Pathfinder a portal providing visibility of upcoming opportunities on the UK Continental Shelf. To see how the Energy Pathfinder works you can view this guidance video. It is recommended you bookmark the portal for reference.
As well as expressing interest with us directly, we would encourage suppliers to engage with local offshore wind clusters. Inch Cape is particularly working with Forth & Tay Offshore and Energi Coast and is also a member of DeepWind. It will also pay to keep an eye on industry events for example those run by Scottish Renewables and Renewable UK.
Both Inch Cape’s shareholders are committed to working with the supply chain to identify opportunities for local businesses. To register your interest in learning about future supply chain opportunities with Red Rock Renewables, visit their supply chain page. Or to find out more about working with ESB, visit the company’s supplier information page.
Supplier case studies
To date more than 260 UK firms, suppliers and consultancies had helped to progress and shape the project, making it a truly collaborative effort. Click the button to read case studies about just some of those suppliers and their contribution to the project.
Upcoming supply chain events
There are no current events planned. Please check back for updates.
Previous events
Launch Academy Scotland Briefing Webinar - Monday 29 July 2024
Launch Academy Scotland is an industry-backed technology accelerator programme for Scottish-based companies that aims to support the commercialisation of new technologies and is proudly supported by Inch Cape. Applications are open until Friday 16 August 2024. Event attendees heard from ORE Catapult on the programme offering and timetable, as well as from programme sponsors on their projects and technology challenges, and Launch Academy alumni (Verlume). A video of the webinar can be viewed here.
Inch Cape Supply Chain Expo
The Inch Cape Supply Chain Expo was held over two days (12/13 June 2024) at Forth Ports’ Leith Cruise Terminal, Edinburgh. Ten of the project’s Tier 1 suppliers attended to meet with potential suppliers and take part in more than 300 one-to-one meetings. This included: Smulders, Vestas, Forth Ports, NG Bailey, Careys, Port of Montrose, Heerema, Orient Cables, Granada and Careys sharing their contracting requirements. There were port tours, update presentations and opportunity to speak with the clusters and Offshore Wind Growth Partnership. It was also the launchpad for the Inch Cape Film.
The event was organised by NOF, supported by Forth & Tay Offshore Cluster and hosted by Forth Ports.
Working with Inch Cape: Supply chain lessons and learnings webinar
Inch Cape hosted a free webinar with more than 230 attendees in April 2024. Those who dialled in heard ideas on how to improve their offering to ensure they are presenting themselves in the best light and got an insight into Inch Cape’s procurement process and contracting opportunities. The webinar also included a status update as the project heads into full construction. Feedback forms provided the opportunity for attendees to comment on how developers can better support them. A recording of the webinar can be viewed here and the Advice for suppliers booklet mentioned can be found here
The event was organised by NOF (Energi Coast) and supported by Forth & Tay Offshore.
OEUK ShareFair 2024
The Inch Cape team hosted a series of around 25 one-to-ones meetings, exhibited and held an update presentation and at this year’s Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) Share Fair at P&J Live in Aberdeen on Wednesday 20 March 2024. Around 700 delegates registered for the event which gave Inch Cape an opportunity to present its progress to date and meet potential Scottish and wider UK-based suppliers. Presentations from the event can be found on the OEUK ShareFair 2024 website.
Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind Conference 2024
Project representatives met with more than 20 potential suppliers at the Inch Cape Meet-the-Buyers Business Booth (aka the pink igloo) at Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind Conference 2024. A wide range of suppliers presented their companies in a series of one-to-ones on 24 and 25 January in Glasgow. Inch Cape also supported Norwegian Energy Partners (Norwep) via an update presentation on the project and a number of one-to-ones. The team will follow-up the conversations with suppliers as part of ongoing dialogue.
Substations event for suppliers
Siemens Energy and Iemants will supply the wind farm’s substation platform, with fit-out and assembly of the offshore transformer module (OTM) and its jacket foundation taking place at the Smulders yard in Wallsend, Newcastle, before transportation by sea to the wind farm location off the Angus coast.
An event, held at Musselburgh Race Course on 13 September 2022, highlighted the wide range of opportunities for local businesses on the construction, transportation and installation of the project’s onshore and offshore substations, and the delivery timelines. Substations supply chain event master slide deck
