Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
Contact person: Steve Loades
E-mail: hy4heat@arup.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.delta-esourcing.com
Address of the buyer profile: www.delta-esourcing.com
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:-Hydrogen./9HP62EEA5H
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.delta-esourcing.com
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
Contractors for Smart Hydrogen Meter Development and Manufacture (Hy4Heat Work Package10)
Reference number: 1778/01/2019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
24111600
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
BEIS intends to appoint contractors to establish certified dual gas/hydrogen meters to provide critical evidence of end use application, safety and customer acceptability as part of demonstrating and de-risking the use of hydrogen for heating in UK homes and businesses.
This work is part of the Hy4Heat programme and will be managed and coordinated by Arup+, who have been appointed by BEIS as the programme management contractor for the Hy4Heat programme.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
39341000
73000000
76000000
38432100
39721410
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 contractors to establish certified dual gas/hydrogen meters to provide critical evidence of end use application, safety and customer acceptability as part of demonstrating and de-risking the use of hydrogen for heating in UK homes and businesses.
This work is part of the Hy4Heat programme and will be managed and coordinated by Arup+, who have been appointed by BEIS as the programme management contractor for the Hy4Heat programme.
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:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 22
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Following shortlisting from he Standard Selection Questionnaire up to 6 suppliers will be invited to tender. BEIS then intends to appoint 3 suppliers to deliver this requirement.
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
Subject to future approvals, and successfully certified meters, approximately 2 000 meters in total may be purchased by BEIS from the 3 appointed contractors for the purposes of community trials (approximately up to an additional 800 000 GBP).
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Innovation partnership
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
26/02/2019
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: 22 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
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:-Hydrogen./9HP62EEA5H
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9HP62EEA5H
GO Reference: GO-2019125-PRO-13945951
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
E-mail: hy4heat@arup.com
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/01/2019