Published date: 19 July 2019

Last edited date: 19 July 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 4 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hydrogen - 24111600

  • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0.01 to £3,000,000

Procurement reference

TRN No. 1674/10/2018

Published date

19 July 2019

Closing date

4 February 2019

Contract start date

15 March 2019

Contract end date

31 July 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: SBRI

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Phase 2 of the Industrial Fuel Switching competition is now open to applications and will fund up to £300k for feasibility studies looking into developing technologies (TRL 4-7) to enable the use of a low carbon fuel for a particular industrial process or across an entire site.

The Clean Growth Strategy highlights the need for industry to begin to switch from fossil fuels to low carbon fuels such as biomass, hydrogen and clean electricity. Beyond 2030, the switch to low carbon fuels for industry will need to substantially increase in scale.

BEIS has launched the three-phase Industrial Fuel Switching competition, which allocates up to £20 million, to stimulate early investment in fuel switching processes and technologies, so that a range of technologies are available by 2030 and beyond.

Element Energy successfully bid for Phase 1 which aims to understand the potential for industry to operate on low carbon fuels and the innovation required to enable this to happen. The study is complete and will be published here in due course.

Phase 2 of the competition is now open to applications and will fund up to £300k for feasibility studies looking into developing technologies (technology readiness level 4-7) to enable the use of a low carbon fuel for a particular industrial process or across an entire site.

Funding for Phase 2 is split equally into two lots. Each lot has £1.5m allocated to it, and projects may be up to £300k. Lot 1 is for projects that run a feasibility study on an innovative fuel switching technology. Lot 2 is for projects that run a feasibility study on an innovative approach fuel switching across an industrial site, or multiple sites.

If you are interested in applying, please see the guidance, application, declaration and finance forms below.

Applicants must register their interest in Phase 2 of the competition by email to Industry.Innovation@beis.gov.uk by 5pm, Monday 21 January

Applicants must complete the application forms below and submit by email to Industry.Innovation@beis.gov.uk by 5pm, Monday 4 February

PLEASE NOTE 12/12/18 UPDATE: The report for Phase 1 of the Industrial Fuel Switching Competition has been completed by Element Energy and as of 12/12/18 is now available. Please see this in the 'Attachments' section.

PLEASE NOTE: 28 January 2019 - Industrial Fuel Switching Phase 2 Q and A published.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Industrial Fuel Switching Phase 2

  • Opportunity
  • Published 28 January 2019, last edited 28 January 2019

Attachments

Additional text

How to Apply
If you wish to take part in this procurement, please see the attached Tender documents attached to this Notice and send your completed Proposal to Industry.Innovation@beis.gov.uk at address stipulated in the "Who to Contact" section.

Any late submissions will not be considered. BEIS reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award a contract. BEIS will not be held liable for recovery of costs from unsuccessful bids if a contract is not awarded. All costs will be borne by the bidding organisations. If a contract is created it will be upon BEIS Standard Terms and Conditions or the Short Form Terms and Conditions, which are available on Contracts Finder with this notice. Completed tender submission must be returned by email to Industry.Innovation@beis.gov.uk by 21st January 2019. After reviewing and evaluating the written proposals, BEIS may decide to hold bid clarification meetings with suppliers. If successful and upon contract signature, the supplier is expected to attend a kick-off meeting taking place in March 2019. Project completion is required by August 2019.


Award information

Awarded date

15 March 2019

Contract start date

16 April 2019

Contract end date

14 October 2019

Total value of contract

£1,746,961.43

This contract was awarded to 7 suppliers.

European Marine Energy Centre Ltd

Address

European Marine Energy Centre Ltd
Old Academy Business Centre
Stromness
KW16 3AW

Reference

Companies House number: SC249331

Value of contract

£148,609.47

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Lot 1

Project title: HySpirits

C-Tech Innovation Ltd

Address

C-Tech Innovation Ltd
Capenhurst Technology Park
Capenhurst
Chester
CH3 5HJ

Reference

Companies House number: 04050834

Value of contract

£269,553

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Lot 1

Project title: Flexible Input Low Emission Reduction of Ore

Progressive Energy Limited

Address

Progressive Energy Limited
Swan House
Bonds Mill
Stonehouse
GL10 3RF

Reference

Companies House number: 03620177

Value of contract

£299,732

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Lot 2

Project title: HyNet North West - Industrial Fuel Switching

North Lincs Engineering Limited

Address

North Lincs Engineering Limited
College View Works
Manby Middlegate, Grimoldby
Louth
LN11 8HE

Reference

Companies House number: 00756037

Value of contract

£246,141.88

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Lot 2

Project title: Bio-Fuels for Diesel Generation of electricity from very low grade waste streams.

Glass Futures Ltd

Address

Glass Futures Limited (GFL)
9 Churchill Way
Chapeltown
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Reference

Companies House number: 10002698

Value of contract

£299,958.08

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Lot 2

Project title: Alternative Fuel Switching Technologies for the Glass Sector

Mineral Products Association Ltd

Address

Mineral Products Association
Gillingham House
38‐44 Gillingham Street
SW1V 1HU

Reference

Companies House number: 01634996

Value of contract

£285,653

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Lot 2
Project title: Options for switching UK cement production sites to near zero CO2 emission fuel: Technical and financial feasibility.

Vale Europe Ltd

Address

Vale Europe Limited
Clydach Refinery
Glais Road
Clydach
Swansea
SA6 5QR

Reference

None

Value of contract

£197,314

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Lot 2
Project title: ASPIRE (Alternative, Smart Platform for Integrated Refinery Energy)


About the buyer

Contact name

Ian Graffy

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EW
England

Email

industry.innovation@beis.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-for-low-carbon-industry