Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of St Andrews
Walter Bower House, Eden Campus
Guardbridge
KY16 0US
UK
Contact person: Sarah Cutler
Telephone: +44 1334464073
E-mail: slc30@st-andrews.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00111
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply of Woodchip Biomass Fuel for Eden Campus Energy Centre
II.1.2) Main CPV code
09111400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Supply of Woodchip Biomass Fuel for Eden Campus Energy Centre in Guardbridge, Fife.
The Buyer is Eden Estuary Energy Centre Ltd.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 220 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09111400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM72
Main site or place of performance:
UK- Guardbridge, nr St Andrews, Fife.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supply of Woodchip Biomass Fuel for Eden Campus Energy Centre in Guardbridge.
Eden Estuary Energy Limited (EEEL) owns the Eden Campus Energy Centre and District Heat Network. This is operated on a day-to-day basis by the University of St Andrews. This heat network provides heating and hot water to 44 buildings within the University’s teaching and student residence buildings within St Andrews town. The heat source for this district heat network is provided by a 6.5MW Biomass Energy Centre which is located within the University’s Eden Campus at Guardbridge.
The Energy Centre Biomass Furnace is fueled by virgin coniferous soft wood woodchip in the form of a P45s graded biomass woodchip. The woodchip delivery system requires deliveries to be deposited using a ‘walking floor’ HGV trailer. The normal delivery load is c.25 tonnes. The woodchip is deposited via the walking floor trailer into one of two woodchip storage silos which will have been pre-prepared to accept deliveries by the University’s Biomass Operations Team.
In previous years, the Energy Centre biomass furnace has burnt approximately 10,000 tonnes of virgin softwood woodchip per annum to meet the University’s heat demand. Annual woodchip usage is however weather dependent, and weather extremes can affect this usage by approximately ±10%.
The Biomass Plant’s operational heat output plan is dictated by the seasons, with a much higher heat output required during winter months.
Full details are included in the Specification, Fuel Supply Agreement and other documents that form part of the tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Assurance of Suppy
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Fuel Supply Agreement
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: References
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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
Although EEEL is the Buyer, this procurement is being administered by the University of St Andrews (UoSA).
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:
2023/S 000-027859
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/12/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Angus Biofuels
Unit 1, Eco Park, Carseview Road
FORFAR
DD8 3BS
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 220 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract is with William Y Watson T/A Angus Biofuels
(SC Ref:752791)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dundee Sheriff Court
6 West Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 9AD
UK
Telephone: +44 1382229961
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The University of St Andrews will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract being communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from The University of St Andrews.
If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
The anticipated review body in such cases would be:
Dundee Sheriff Court
6 West Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 9AD
Telephone: +44 1382 229 961
Anyone bringing court proceedings against the University of St Andrews must inform the University of St Andrews in advance of the alleged breach and its intention to bring proceedings. Any such action must be brought within 15 days of the date on which a decision is sent to them or published to challenge that decision.
Proceedings seeking an ineffectiveness order must be brought within 30 days of the publication of the contract award notice in the OJEU, or 30 days from the date of a decision letter to all tenderers concerned, and any candidates concerned, containing a summary of the reason for the recipient being unsuccessful, otherwise 6 months from the date of entering into the contract or concluding the framework agreement.
Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may, by interim order, suspend the procurement procedure. The court may also set aside a decision or actions taken by the University or order it to amend and document; and/or award damages. However, by express requirement the court may decide not to grant an interim order when the negative consequences of such an order are likely to outweigh the benefits, having regard to a number of considerations.
If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the nature of the breach: make an ineffectiveness order; impose a financial penalty; shorten the duration of the contract; make any other order considered appropriate to address the consequences of ineffectiveness or shortening the duration or the contract; award damages.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/01/2025