2.5 Improving Awareness of Commercial Opportunities [C4]
2.5.1 Using conferences and industry events – EA1 has actively promoted its supply chain opportunity to potential suppliers through presenting at the following industry and stakeholder events: [C4] {i}
Renewable UK OffshoreWind conference, June 14, Debate - OffshoreWind in a CompetitiveMarket, Glasgow, June 2014
EWEA Conference, Barcelona,March 2014 – Panellist, Industry leaders debate Scottish Renewables Offshore Supply Chain Conference, Aberdeen, January 2014 – Supply Chain Alliances
South North Sea Conference 2014 Cost of Energy challenges – OffshoreWind EWEA Global OffshoreWind Conference, ‘The challenge of competitiveness’ presentation and other panel events, Frankfurt, November 2013
Presentation of Iberdrola offshore projects – French trade commission, October 2013 Renewable UK OffshoreWind, June 13, Chairing and presenting at the Share Fair Event UKTIMadrid, February 2013, “Iberdrola Projects in UK Offshore” Jiangsu Development and ReformCommission Delegation, November 2012, “OffshoreWind Overview” Infrastructure Journal Renewables Forum,March 2010 “OffshoreWind Supply Chain, A Developer’s Perspective”
Maritime Industry Conference, February 2010 “OffshoreWind Supply Chain”
2.5.2 Local supply chain events – EA1 participates atmany supply chain events local to the project. Through the Board of the EEEGR, EA1 supports their events programmes to bring together suppliers fromthe oil & gas, wind, bio-energy and nuclear sector to understand future project opportunities. EA1 will complement this activity by engaging further with other relevant bodies that represent the UK renewables, oil & gas, shipbuilding, ports sectors and regional and local industry bodies so that theirmembers are aware of pre- qualification opportunities. [C1,C2,C4,C3,C5] {ii}
2.5.3 Share Fair events – A second share fair event (following the RUK share fair presentation In June 13, 2.5.1), this time organised by EA1, will take place in Norwich during October 2014. At the event, EA1 will set out its supply chain opportunities and bring together a selection of potential tier 1 suppliers and connect themwith tier 2 and below suppliers. This will enable local and UK suppliers to understand how to pre-qualify with their potential future customers and EA1 will re-enforce the importance of local and UK content to its tier 1 suppliers. This event will be followed by a series of other events as the tender processes for each of the major packages develop. Both SPR and Vattenfall will use experience in delivering similar events fromtheir onshore wind developments to informthe format of the session. [C1,C2,C3,C4,C5] {ii}
2.5.4 Information Packs – EA1 will also provide basic information packs to interested suppliers in October 2014, incorporating a link to, “A Guide to an OffshoreWindfarm”, published on behalf of The Crown Estate and headlines of generic requirements for different areas of supply to enable suppliers to establish their suitability to supply, both froma technical and commercial perspective. [C1,C4] {ii}
2.5.5 Use of EA1Website – EA1 operates a project-specific website (
www.eastangliawind.com) to support its market engagement activities. This is being used for the following purposes:
Supplier interest registration: The website allows suppliers to register their interest with EA1. By June 2014 a total of 183 prospective suppliers had registered, of which 148 (81%) are based in the UK. Although EA1 will not contract withmany of these companies directly, it is committed to sharing this informationwith shortlisted tier 1 suppliers at an appropriate stage to enable their involvement. EA1 will issue a communication to the registered suppliers in September 2014 providing an update on the status of the project and also setting out EA1’s intention to provide their details to the shortlisted suppliers for key packages at a suitable time for consideration. The registered suppliers will also be invited to the forthcoming share fair events being planned for later this year as discussed in 2.5.3. [C1,C2,C4,C5] {ii}
Providing information about the projects procurement strategy & status: The website is being updated to explain EA1’s contracting strategy, procurement process, pre-qualification opportunities and timeline to help suppliers to engage at the right time at the right level. This will show the procurement status of tier 1 packages and a list of tenderers and shortlisted parties (where Page 7 of 30
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