Bristol Water Agreement for Wind and / or Solar Power

Bristol Water plc are seeking partners who will secure 100 % of the required funding and then deliver renewable energy solutions for sites identified.

United Kingdom-Bristol: Public utilities

2015/S 094-171336

Contract notice – utilities

Supplies

Directive 2004/17/EC

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Bristol Water plc
Bridgwater Road
For the attention of: Zac Coley
BS13 7AT Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1179341214
E-mail: zac.coley@bristolwater.co.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting entity: www.bristol-water.co.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Main activity

Water

I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:

Bristol Water Agreement for Wind and/or Solar Power.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
A combination of these

NUTS code UKK

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 4

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 5

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

Bristol Water plc are seeking partners who will secure 100 % of the required funding and then deliver renewable energy solutions for sites identified. Our intention is to award a framework for solar and potentially wind renewable power solutions. These 2 sources of renewable energy will be our initial focus. There will be 2 lots. Bidders may bid for both lots or just 1 lot.
The framework supplier(s) will finance, project manage, design, procure, construct, operate and maintain the installations. Bristol Water plc has already identified a number of sites where such installations may be possible. Partners will be offered the exclusive opportunity to develop detailed proposals which allow Bristol Water plc to enter into a long term power purchase agreement with the supplier(s). Bristol Water plc will co-ordinate with the framework suppliers to identify and review proposals.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

65000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

The total quantity or scope is difficult to forecast at this stage as it is dependant on the success of each development. However we believe that it should be possible to create multiple developments in the required range given the available footprints for potential development across our estate. We have not given precise energy requirements as the size of our sites can very considerably.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: Bristol Water plc envisages that any agreement would be for an initial period of 36 months with options to extend the life of the agreement for up to 24 months; giving a total maximum framework duration of 60 months.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1Lot title: Solar

1)Short description:

Bristol Water plc seeks supplier(s) who they can work with to maximise the potential benefits of solar energy.
The selected supplier(s) will need to be able to demonstrate their capability and past experience in the identification, development, project management, design, product, construction, operation and maintenance of such installations.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

09330000, 09331200, 09332000

Lot No: 2Lot title: Wind

1)Short description:

Bristol Water plc seeks supplier(s) who they can work with to maximise the potential benefits of wind energy.
The selected supplier(s) will need to be able to demonstrate their capability and past experience in the identification, development, project management, design, product, construction, operation and maintenance of such installations.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

31121320, 31121300

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Bond and/or parent company guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to any award.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions:

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (As detailed in section VI.3).

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Bristol Water plc will carry out due diligence to ensure the supplier has or can secure the financial means to carry our the scope of the requirement prior to any contract award.
As specified in Section VI.3).

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As Specified in Section VI.3).

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

11.6.2015 – 14:00

IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

IV.3.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information:

Please refer to Annexe B for details on our lot requirements and for questions to ascertain your suitability.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Bristol Water plc
Bridgwater Road
BS13 7AT Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: zac.coley@bristolwater.co.uk
Internet address: www.bristol-water.co.uk

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Bristol Water plc
Bridgwater Road
BS13 7AT Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.bristol-water.co.uk

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Bristol Water plc
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.bristol-water.co.uk

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

12.5.2015