Published date: 12 January 2021
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Distilled alcoholic beverages - 15910000
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£30,000 to £75,000
Procurement reference
TRN: 2564/08/2020
Published date
12 January 2021
Closing date
12 October 2020
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
7 December 2020
Contract end date
15 March 2021
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other: Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The supplier must undertake and report on a feasibility study into the development of innovative fuel switching or fuel-switch enabling technologies that are directly transferable to the distilleries sector (from malting to maturation).
Background
In the 2020 Budget, the Chancellor announced £10 million of new R&D funding to help decarbonise UK distilleries. This aligns closely with BEIS's wider innovation work to deliver on the government commitment to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative cheap, clean and reliable energy technologies, enabling the UK to meet net-zero.
The spirits sector is estimated to have a GVA of £8.25bn with Scotch whisky providing £5.5bn.1 £4.7bn was through exports, making up 21% of all UK food and drink exports.1
The production of whisky is around seven times more energy intensive than that of gin and directly produced around 530,000 tCO2e/y in 2018.2,3 The majority of these emissions come from the generation of heat for the distillation process, which accounts for approximately 83% of the distillation industry's fuel consumption.3 56% of the fuel used is natural gas.3 However, due to the remote location of some of the distilleries, the industry still uses a range of fossil fuels including medium/heavy fuel oil.
1. https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/media/1591/final-2018-economic-impact-report.pdf accessed 20/7/20
2. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/866363/Phase_2_-_EMEC_-_HySPIRITS.pdf accessed 21/7/20
3. https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/media/1733/net-zero-pathways-report-june-2020.pdf accessed 20/7/20
Competition Details
The Green Distilleries Competition is to support the development of innovative fuel switching or fuel-switch enabling technologies that are directly transferable to the distilleries sector (from malting to maturation). It is to support the development of technologies that are not yet commercial rather than supporting ongoing decarbonisation across the distilleries sector. Therefore, the technologies to be developed must be at a technology readiness level (TRL) between 4 and 7 at the start of the project. The ultimate objective is to trial the technologies at pilot scale.
The aim of the Green Distilleries competition is to identify, support and then develop credible innovative fuel switching technologies/enabling technologies bringing about a step change in their development. The competition will be split up into two phases with Phase 1 focusing on an initial feasibility study, followed by Phase 2 which will support a pilot demonstration. Only those applicants who are successful in Phase 1 and have completed their feasibility study may enter into Phase 2. A separate application form will be released before the end of the Phase 1 feasibility study, which will be used to assess applicants for the Phase 2 demonstration study.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
SBRI Green Distilleries - Phase 1 [Feasibility Study]
- Opportunity
- Published 16 September 2020, last edited 6 October 2020
Attachments
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- Green Distilleries Phase 1 - ITT and Guidance Notes.docx
- Bidding documents
- Green Distilleries ITT & Guidance (Phase 1)
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- Green Distilleries Phase 1 - Application Form.docx
- Bidding documents
- Green Distilleries Application Form (Phase 1)
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- Green Distilleries - Phase 1 Finance Form.xlsx
- Bidding documents
- Green Distilleries Finance Form (Phase 1)
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- Partner Information Form.docx
- Bidding documents
- Green Distilleries Partner Information Form (Phase 1)
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- Declarations.docx
- Bidding documents
- Green Distilleries Declarations (Phase 1)
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- Declaration 6 - GDPR Assurance Questionnaire.xlsx
- Bidding documents
- Green Distilleries GDPR Assurance Declaration (Phase 1)
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- Further Q&A 05Oct21.docx
- Bidding documents
- Further Q&A 05Oct2020 [tracked changes removed]
Award information
Awarded date
24 November 2020
Contract start date
11 December 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2021
Total value of contract
£1,008,865.54
This contract was awarded to 17 suppliers.
The Edrington Group Limited
Address
2500 Great Western Road
Glasgow
G15 6RWReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£56,930
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
John Fergus & Co Ltd
Address
InchDairnie Distillery
Whitecraigs Road
Glenrothes
KY6 2RXReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£71,812.55
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
DUNS Number: 217150316
The Uist Distilling Company Ltd
Address
Bornish House
Bornish
Isle of South Uist
HS8 5SAReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£44,572.46
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
The Uist Distilling Company Ltd
Address
Bornish House
Bornish
Isle of South Uist
HS8 5SAReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£40,539.23
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Locogen Ltd
Address
4 West Silvermills Lane
Edinburgh
EH3 5BDReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£43,325.46
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
DUNS Number: 216318633
Sunamp Ltd
Address
Macmerry Business Park
1 Satellite Park
Tranent
EH33 1RYReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£61,412.50
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
DUNS Number: 348366985
Environmental Resources Management Limited (ERM)
Address
Exchequer Court
33 St Mary Axe
London Postcode
EC3A 8AAReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£68,951
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Supercritical Solutions Ltd.
Address
10 Downlands
Partridge Green
Horsham
RH13 8QUReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£53,000
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Cornish Geothermal Distillery Company Ltd
Address
14HighCross
Truro
TR1 2AJReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£75,000
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Vytok Ltd
Address
4 Denny Crescent
Kennington
London
SE11 4UYReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£57,688
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
DUNS Number: 225925898
European Marine Energy Centre
Address
The Charles Clouston Building
ORIC
Back Road
Stromness
KW163AWReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£58,780.52
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Colorado Construction & Engineering Ltd
Address
11 Caputhall Road
Deans Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 8ASReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£72,636.80
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
DUNS Number: 671420917
Colorado Construction & Engineering Ltd
Address
11 Caputhall Road
Deans Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 8ASReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£74,768.10
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
DUNS Number: 671420917
Bennamann ltd
Address
Unit 1
Sector 2
Aerohub Business Park
St Mawgan
TR8 4RYReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£46,620.11
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
St Andrews Brewers Limited
Address
Eden Mill
301 Springhill Parkway
Glasgow Business Park
Glasgow
G69 6GAReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£51,547
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Protium Green Solutions Limited
Address
34 - 35 Hatton Garden
London
EC1N 8DXReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£73,817.81
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Protium Energy Limited
Address
47 St Andrews
Monymusk
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 7HEReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£57,464
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
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Closing: 12 October 2020, 12pm