Tender for Supply and Installation of Hydroelectric Power Scheme
Design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning and the planned and reactive maintenance of a suitable turbine.
United Kingdom-Bristol: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
2020/S 071-169982
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
National registration number: United Kingdom
Postal address: 620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane
Town: Bristol
NUTS code: UKD
Postal code: BS16 1EJ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Walter Longden
E-mail: walter.longden@forestryengland.uk
Telephone: +44 3000674709
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.forestryengland.uk
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Forestry England — Whinlatter Hydroelectric Power Scheme
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Forestry England (FE) has developed a scheme for the installation of a small-scale, high head hydropower system, with the maximum possible generating capacity (expected to be circa 140 kW) within Whinlatter Forest, Cumbria. The purpose of the scheme is to transfer the Whinlatter site into a carbon free, net energy producer.
An outline scheme has been granted planning permission, consisting of an inlet structure, penstock, turbine house and outlet, with electrical connections into both the Whinlatter Visitor Centre and into Thornthwaite, for export to the National Grid. Detailed design is currently in progress for the overall scheme with the turbine specification and requirements set out below.
This tender is for the award of a contract for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning and the planned and reactive maintenance of a suitable turbine. The maintenance service will be for an initial period of 4 years post commissioning.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
North West (ENGLAND).
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Forestry England (FE) has developed a scheme for the installation of a small-scale, high head hydropower system, with the maximum possible generating capacity (expected to be circa 140 kW) within Whinlatter Forest, Cumbria. The purpose of the scheme is to transfer the Whinlatter site into a carbon free, net energy producer.
An outline scheme has been granted planning permission, consisting of an inlet structure, penstock, turbine house and outlet, with electrical connections into both the Whinlatter Visitor Centre and into Thornthwaite, for export to the National Grid. Detailed design is currently in progress for the overall scheme with the turbine specification and requirements set out below.
This tender is for the award of a contract for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning and the planned and reactive maintenance of a suitable turbine. The maintenance service will be for an initial period of 4 years post commissioning.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Electrical-machinery%2C-apparatus%2C-equipment-and-consumables%3B-Lighting./VK47F642EP
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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Go reference: GO-202048-PRO-16331519
VI.4.1)Review body
Postal address: 620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS16 1EJ
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: walter.longden@forestryengland.ukInternet address: https://www.forestryengland.uk
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Postal address: 620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS16 1EJ
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: walter.longden@forestryengland.uk
Telephone: +44 3000674709Internet address: https://www.forestryengland.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: