Periodic indicative notice – utilities
This notice is a periodic indicative notice only
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
1 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 2DN
UK
Telephone: +44 1908781000
E-mail: Joyce.Gibson@networkrail.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Decarbonisation Programme — Project CoPPA
II.1.2) Main CPV code
09000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Network Rail (NR) operates, maintains and develops Britain's rail tracks, signaling, bridges, tunnels, level crossings and many key stations. As a result, NR is one of the largest purchasers of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) with a total consumption of c.4.5 TWh per annum (traction 4.1 TWh and non-traction 0.45 TWh). Her Majesty's Government has made legal commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Network Rail as a government owned enterprise is committed to support the achievement of this objective. NR aims to decarbonise its non-traction electricity consumption by directly purchasing renewable energy from specific renewable energy (wind and/or solar) projects thus supporting the development of additional renewable energy generation in Great Britain. NR is seeking to secure a corporate Power Purchase Agreement with a renewable energy generator for 45 GWh–90 GWh per annum for non-traction consumption. Total contract value is circa GBP 40 million-GBP 80 million over 15 years.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
80.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Network Rail intends to transform its non-traction electricity (i.e. managed stations, depots and offices — Project CoPPA) consumption, to 100 % renewable energy whilst supporting the development of additional renewable energy generation in Great Britain. Network Rail intends to:
(a) procure a corporate PPA with a renewable energy (wind and/or solar) generator to deliver 45 GWh-90 GWh of power;
(b) ensure that the renewable energy corporate PPA satisfies the ‘Additionality’ criteria as set out by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Therefore, the project(s) must be prior to renewable generation construction and NR's offtake will need to substantively contribute to the project(s) securing final investment decision and/or financial close.
II.2.14) Additional information
Additional CPV codes are: 09330000-1, 09331000-8, 09331200-0, 09332000-5, 09340000-4, 45251000-1, 45251100-2, 31121300-3, 31121310-6, 31121320-9, 31121330-2, 31121340-5, 45251160-0.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
25/01/2021
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The procurement will be carried out using the Network Rail eSourcing platform BravoNR. Please register on the system to enable you to access the documents when launched in late January 2021. Please note that registration at this stage is entirely optional. Registration is free and can be done using https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/
This PIN does not constitute a call for competition. Network Rail will be publishing a contract notice for this opportunity in due course. This notice will be published on the UK's new ‘Find a Tender’ eNotification service. It is currently anticipated that the contract notice will be published in late January 2021, although this is subject to change as the programme matures. Following publication of the contract notice, interested economic operators will have a further opportunity to register on BravoNR, and adequate time will be given for them to do so.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/11/2020