CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Installation of OxyHyH2O pilot plant

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Hydrogen Centre of the University of South Wales (USW) (located Baglan Energy Park, Port Talbot, SA12 7AX, UK) is developing a pilot scale prototype as part of the WEFO-funded Reduced Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE) project. USW requires a qualified/certified contractor to install the pilot plant electrical components and piping fittings.

The pilot plant is being built inside freight container sitting outside the hydrogen centre in the concrete compound, around the corner of covered pilot hall.

Once installed, the pilot plant will enable a range of experimentation and testing activities to take place to fulfil the RICE project aims, as well as providing a basis for further R&D collaborative activity, leading to industrial deployment of the technologies investigated and scientific publications.

Contractors are encouraged to visit the hydrogen centre to view and discuss this installation project during the period the tender is live.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=117041.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The Hydrogen Centre of the University of South Wales (USW) (located Baglan Energy Park, Port Talbot, SA12 7AX, UK) is developing a pilot scale prototype as part of the WEFO-funded Reduced Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE) project. USW requires a qualified/certified contractor to install the pilot plant electrical components and piping fittings.

The pilot plant is being built inside freight container sitting outside the hydrogen centre in the concrete compound, around the corner of covered pilot hall.

Once installed, the pilot plant will enable a range of experimentation and testing activities to take place to fulfil the RICE project aims, as well as providing a basis for further R&D collaborative activity, leading to industrial deployment of the technologies investigated and scientific publications.

Contractors are encouraged to visit the hydrogen centre to view and discuss this installation project during the period the tender is live.

Full scope is detailed in the requirements document attached to this notice.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Responses are required from companies with a demonstrable track record of installing similar in order to meet the design requirements. Examples of a similar nature are required to be evidenced in the submission.

Interested parties must be able to meet all the technical requirements as stipulated in the specification requirements document.

Supply all evidence based information as requested as well as drawings required.

Identify all costs and cost options available.

Include all warranty details,compliance information and certification where requested.

Be capable of delivering the requirements in line with the indicated lead times.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

1729

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Your tender submission must be uploaded to the Sell2Wales portal Postbox.

Your submission must be received by the closing time and date of midday, Friday 14th January 2022.

You should allow adequate time for the loading of your documents so as to ensure receipt as the Postbox will electronically close at

the deadline time and no further submissions will be accepted.

All queries in relation to the tender should be conducted via the Q&A function attached to this notice.

Site Visits

Site visits are a requirement and such appointments will be subject to the contractor completing and signing off on a non-disclosure agreement/mutual confidentiality agreement. This is available upon request from Tina Struebig, Procurement Officer at procurement@southwales.ac.uk. Please use the Reference NDA – OxyHyH20 when e mailing your request.

Award Criteria

The Contract will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender applying the evaluation criteria attached as an additional document to this notice.

(WA Ref:117041)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: RICE

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice