Published date: 15 June 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 09000000

  • Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy - 09300000

  • Solar energy - 09330000

    • Solar panels - 09331000

    • Solar collectors for heat production - 09331100

    • Solar photovoltaic modules - 09331200

    • Solar installation - 09332000

    • Wind-energy generators - 31121300

    • Wind turbines - 31121320

    • Wind turbine generators - 31121330

    • Wind farm - 31121340

    • Lithium accumulators - 31434000

    • Construction work - 45000000

    • Other sources of energy supplies and distribution - 65400000

    • Energy-management services - 71314200

    • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

ST5 5BG

Value of contract

£10,000,000

Procurement reference

KU/222/CI/IB/2018

Published date

15 June 2018

Closing date

16 July 2018

Contract start date

20 July 2019

Contract end date

19 July 2046

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive dialogue (above threshold)

Tenders are invited from pre-qualified suppliers after discussion of requirements and potential solutions.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Keele University is looking for a Supplier to finance, design, procure, install and operate a diverse range of renewable energy generation and energy storage resources, to achieve a reduction of at least 4096 t CO2 within the 2021 calendar year, and the potential for further reduction beyond this date. The technologies would be installed within or local to the 600 acres of University land.

More information

Links

Additional text

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

Tenderers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Tenderer in connection with taking part in this procurement, regardless of whether such costs arise as a direct or indirect consequence of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the University at any time.

The University reserves the right at any time to:
i) reject any or all responses and to cancel or withdraw the procurement at any stage;
ii) award a contract without prior notice;
iii) change the basis, the procedures and the timescales set out or referred to within the procurement documents;
iv) require a Tenderer to clarify any submissions in writing and/or provide additional information (failure to respond adequately may result in disqualification);
v) terminate the procurement process; and
vi) amend the terms and conditions of the selection and evaluation process.

Tenderers will be subject to a financial assessment to evidence that they have an acceptable level of financial standing to deliver a contract of the size and complexity of the Low Carbon Energy Generation Project. As partof this assessment, Tenderers will be required to evidence that their average annual turnover over the previous three financial years was at least £20 million (noting that, where a Tenderer is bidding as a consortium, this threshold shall apply in the aggregate to the consortium members as a whole, provided that the lead consortium member's average annual turnover over the last three years meets or exceeds 70% of the requirement). In conjunction with the above, the University will undertake a Creditsafe credit report in respect of the Tenderer. Tenderers may be excluded from the process where their Creditsafe Credit Rating is 29 out of 100 or below.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Ibbott

Address

Keele
Staffordshire
West Midlands
ST5 5BG
United Kingdom

Telephone

0161 8174040

Email

C.Ibbott@gardiner.com