Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Queen's University Belfast
Procurement Office, University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
Contact person: Donall Patton
Telephone: +44 2890973061
E-mail: d.patton@qub.ac.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.qub.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/FinancialServices/Procurement/
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
QUB/1673/17 Contract for the Supply of Electricity to Queen’s University Belfast
Reference number: QUB/1673/17
II.1.2) Main CPV code
09310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Queen’s University Belfast wishes to appoint an Economic Operator or Operators for the provision of electricity throughout the Queen’s campus. The successful Economic Operator(s) must be a currently licenced electricity suppliers, or candidate organisations seeking an electricity supply licence, for Northern Ireland. The supply to be delivered under this contract shall be provided under 2 separate lots as follows:
Lot 1: Major Sites, i.e. those which are half-hourly metered;
Lot 2: Minor Sites, i.e. those which have no half-hourly metering.
Economic Operators are invited to tender for Lot 1, Lot 2, or all Lots. Lots will be evaluated independently and Queen’s reserves the right to award each Lot separately.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Contract for the Supply of Electricity to Queen's University Belfast, Lot 1 — Major Sites, i.e. those which are half-hourly metered
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09310000
09310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Queen’s University Belfast wishes to appoint an Economic Operator or Operators for the provision of electricity throughout the Queen’s campus. The successful Economic Operator(s) must be a currently licenced electricity suppliers, or candidate organisations seeking an electricity supply licence, for Northern Ireland. The supply to be delivered under this contract shall be provided under two separate lots:
Lot 1: Major Sites, i.e. those which have no half-hourly metering.
Economic Operators that are Candidate Organisations for Supply Licences may make a tender return. However, evidence of application of licence to NIAUR will be required within their tender return and actual licence award will be required not later than 21 days prior to contract award or at the pre-award meeting, whichever is earliest. Tendered pricing shall be as follows:
Lots 1: Month Ahead — incorporating forward lock-out functionality — offers where prices are indexed to other relevant inputs such as gas, carbon and/or exchange rates with the index mechanism clearly stated and the option offered to fix energy only costs on a month ahead basis by default. Queen’s further requires, as a condition of this offer, that the Economic Operator provides a facility for the fixing of energy only costs for 100% of the projected demand of any undelivered months, should this be required. Economic Operators must clearly provide a statement of the adjustment factor / formula for actual energy only prices adjustment against indexed energy only prices, or an all-inclusive conversion charge or tolling charge reflecting the delivered cost of energy only to Queen’s. Please see Appendix 1 — Tender Response Price (Lot 1) and Appendix 3 — Half Hourly Data (Lot 1). The Contract for each lot shall be for a period of 1 year, subject to satisfactory annual review, with the option to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contract shall be for a period of 1 year, subject to satisfactory annual review, with the option to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months.
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Contract for the Supply of Electricity to Queen’s University Belfast, Lot 2: Minor Sites, i.e. those which have no half-hourly metering
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09310000
09310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Queen’s University Belfast wishes to appoint an Economic Operator or Operators for the provision of electricity throughout the Queen’s campus. The successful Economic Operator(s) must be a currently licenced electricity suppliers, or candidate organisations seeking an electricity supply licence, for Northern Ireland. The supply to be delivered under this contract shall be provided under two separate lots:
Lot 2: Minor Sites, i.e. those which have no half-hourly metering.
Economic Operators that are Candidate Organisations for Supply Licences may make a tender return. However, evidence of application of licence to NIAUR will be required within their tender return and actual licence award will be required not later than 21 days prior to contract award or at the pre-award meeting, whichever is earliest. Tendered pricing shall be as follows:
Lots 2: Fixed — offers where prices are fixed for the period of the contract, with changes to TUoS, DUoS, PSO, CAIR and SSS levy (including ROC/NISEP), SEM charges (Supplier Capacity, MO and Imperfections) and any other NIAUR approved charges/rebates being treated as a pass through. Only Pass-Through costs subject of Utility Regulation Authority for Northern Ireland (UR) or HM Revenue Taxes and Charges approval will be considered as variation. Economic Operators must also provide a clear statement allowing the unbundled calculation and re-evaluation of adjustment to their fixed price offer in the event that determination of contract award goes beyond the validity period. This statement is to include how changes to specified published indices would affect their offer price(s). Please see Appendix 2 — Tender Response Price (Lot 2). The Contract for each lot shall be for a period of 1 year, subject to satisfactory annual review, with the option to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contract for shall be for a period of 1 year, subject to satisfactory annual review, with the option to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months.
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
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 243-505677
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: QUB/1673/17
Title: Contract for the Supply of Electricity to Queen’s University Belfast, Lot 1: Major Sites, i.e. those which are half-hourly metered
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/02/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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
LCC Group Limited t/a Go Power
LCC House, 1 Lissan Road
Cookstown
BT80 8EN
UK
NUTS: UKN
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: QUB/1673/17
Title: Contract for the Supply of Electricity to Queen’s University Belfast, Lot 2: Minor Sites, i.e. those which have no half-hourly metering
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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
LCC Group Limited t/a Go Power
LCC House, 1 Lissan Road
Cookstown
BT80 8EN
UK
NUTS: UKN
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890973026
E-mail: procurement@qub.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.qub.ac.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Queen's University Belfast
Procurement Office, University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890973061
E-mail: d.patton@qub.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.qub.ac.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Queen's University Belfast
Procurement Office, University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890973061
E-mail: d.patton@qub.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.qub.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/05/2018