Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Wales And West Utilities
05046791
Wales & West House, Spooner Close, Coedkernew
NEWPORT
NP108FZ
UK
Contact person: Nicola Griffiths
E-mail: nicola.griffiths@wwutilities.co.uk
NUTS: UKL21
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wwutilities.co.uk
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
www.wwutilities.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Strategic Innovation Funding - Round 3
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) programme is investing up to £450 million in network innovation over the next 5 years. SIF is positioned to respond to industry obstacles and represents a major investment in the pace of innovation in the sector. SIF is funded by energy consumers through the price cap mechanism.
The vision of the SIF is to
* support Ofgem in facilitating the UK's transition to net zero, at lowest cost to the consumer
*position the UK as the 'Silicon Valley' of energy
Ofgem undertakes a four stage process to foster innovation and tackle issues facing the sector:
* Challenge Setting.
* Ideation.
* Incubation.
* Acceleration.
The ideation phase focuses on enabling the most ambitious and targeted ideas to reach the networks and be pitched as potential solutions for meeting the innovation challenges. These ideas should align with the innovation challenges which have been developed with industry and key stakeholders through the challenge setting process.
The Challenges for this round are:
Challenge 1: Whole system network planning and utilisation to facilitate faster and cheaper network transformation and asset rollout
Challenge 2: Novel technical and market approaches to deliver an equitable and secure net zero power system
Challenge 3: Unlocking energy system flexibility to accelerate electrification of heat
Challenge 4: Enabling power-to-gas (P2G) to provide system flexibility and energy network optimisation
The SIF programme funding opportunities are delivered over different phases:
* Discovery Phase: projects must last up to three months and have a total requested funding of no more than £150,000, exclusive of VAT.
* Alpha Phase: projects must last up to six months and have a total requested funding of no more than £500,000, exclusive of VAT.
* Beta Phase: projects must last up to five years and have a total requested funding of no more than £10 million, exclusive of VAT. Total costs and funding requests of more than this may be considered on a case by case basis.
If you wish to be considered to be included for this work please contact nicola.griffiths@wwutilities for the submission template.
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/strategic-innovation-fund-round-three-innovation-challenges
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
WWU have requirement to procure services that will support the delivery of any projects associated with the SIF challenges that WWU obtain funding via Ofgem.
Please note the funding is not guaranteed and needs to be applied for on each individual project. WWU's chosen partners will need to support these applications.
If you wish to be considered to be included for this work please contact nicola.griffiths@wwutilities for the submission template.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 69
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
WWU have requirement to procure services that will support the delivery of any projects associated with the SIF challenges that WWU obtain funding via Ofgem.
Please note the funding is not guaranteed and needs to be applied for on each individual project. WWU's chosen partners will need to support these applications.
If you wish to be considered to be included for this work please contact nicola.griffiths@wwutilities for the submission template.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 69
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
WWU have requirement to procure services that will support the delivery of any projects associated with the SIF challenges that WWU obtain funding via Ofgem.
Please note the funding is not guaranteed and needs to be applied for on each individual project. WWU's chosen partners will need to support these applications.
If you wish to be considered to be included for this work please contact nicola.griffiths@wwutilities for the submission template.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 69
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
15/08/2023
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Wales & West Utilities
Newport
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/07/2023