Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle University
Newcastle University, King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
UK
Contact person: Mrs Gillian Mournian
Telephone: +44 1912086073
E-mail: gillian.mournian@ncl.ac.uk
NUTS: UKC2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ncl.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ncl.ac.uk
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
(NU/1727) Campus Wide Solar PV Installation Project
Reference number: DN577026
II.1.2) Main CPV code
09000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The University has appointed a main contractor to Install PV Solar arrays on approx. 50 buildings across the campus. The award is for phase 1 of the works only. Phases 2 and 3 are to be priced and are subject to further budget approval. A further award up to a value of £10,000,000.00 is optional or the contract may be terminated for re-tender of phases 2 and 3.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
8 000 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University has appointed a main contractor to Install PV Solar arrays on approx. 50 buildings across the campus. The award is for phase 1 of the works only. Phases 2 and 3 are to be priced and are subject to further budget approval. A further award up to a value of £10,000,000.00 is optional or the contract may be terminated for re-tender of phases 2 and 3.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Specification
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The University has appointed a main contractor to Install PV Solar arrays on approx. 50 buildings across the campus. The award is for phase 1 of the works only. Phases 2 and 3 are to be priced and are subject to further budget approval. A further award up to a value of £10,000,000.00 is optional or the contract may be terminated for re-tender of phases 2 and 3.
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
Restricted 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:
2022/S 000-022802
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NU/1727
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/04/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Smart Electronic Technologies Ltd (t/a Energy Saving Lighting)
Bracknell
RG12 1RW
UK
NUTS: UKC2
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ncl.ac.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
1 645 194.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
9 375 904.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is 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 notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such information should be requested from the address in Section I.1).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/05/2023