Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
Contact person: Steve Loades
E-mail: BuiltEnvironmentInnovation@beis.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.delta-esourcing.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./TK6B2AN5US
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Programme Management Contractor (PMC) for UK hydrogen for heat demonstration.
Reference number: TRN: 1318/06/2017
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The programme will support and inform future policy analysis and understanding of the potential for hydrogen use to contribute to meeting the UK's 2050 carbon targets.
The programme is intended to complete by end of March 2021 and consist of 9 packages: (1) Programme management (2) Definition of a hydrogen quality standard (3) Establishing an appliance and equipment testing capability (4) Development of domestic hydrogen appliances (5) Understanding commercial appliances (6) Understanding industrial appliances (7) Assessment of suitability of existing buildings (8) Trialling hydrogen appliances in unoccupied buildings (9) Preparations for occupied consumer trial.
For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the ITT and related documents attached to this notice.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 300 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79421000
73100000
73110000
79994000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
BEIS intends to appoint a programme management contractor (PMC), with required programme and technical expertise, to manage and deliver a programme to demonstrate and de-risk the use of hydrogen for heating in GB homes and businesses.
The programme will support and inform future policy analysis and understanding of the potential for hydrogen use to contribute to meeting the UK's 2 050 carbon targets. The programme is intended to complete by end of March 2021 and consist of 9 packages: (1) Programme management (2) Definition of a hydrogen quality standard (3) Establishing an appliance and equipment testing capability (4) Development of domestic hydrogen appliances (5) Understanding commercial appliances (6) Understanding industrial appliances (7) Assessment of suitability of existing buildings (8) Trialing hydrogen appliances in unoccupied buildings (9) Preparations for occupied consumer trial.
For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the ITT.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
4 300 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 42
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 081-156274
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
11/08/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
11/08/2017
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./TK6B2AN5US
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/TK6B2AN5US
GO Reference: GO-2017711-PRO-10610040.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/07/2017