Published date: 18 October 2016

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: 21 November 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

TRN No. 1222/09/2016

Published date

18 October 2016

Closing date

21 November 2016

Contract start date

28 November 2016

Contract end date

29 September 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Notice summary: The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ("BEIS"), wishes to appoint a specialist supplier to investigate the techno-economics of novel UK carbon capture innovation.

The UK has supported the research and development of novel carbon capture innovation to the point where they can be assessed and benchmarked to the current state-of-the-art capture technology and other novel capture innovation being developed internationally.

BEIS requires evidence based analytical and technical studies on State of the Art and next generation capture technologies in order to inform future innovation spending programmes and to shape the future policy direction for capture technologies in the Power and Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) respectively.

Description: The aim is to study state of the art and novel (next generation) carbon capture technologies only (storage and transport is not within the scope of this work)
The project is aimed at studying UK led technologies, as they will be the focus of the future innovation programme and are opportunities for UK economic growth in this sector.
The objective of this study is to make an assessment of the cost reduction and competitiveness of novel UK capture technology using engineering and economics (called from here on as Techno-economics).
This will consist of the following:
• Technical due diligence (although not limited to performance, materials, processes and capital and operating expenditure etc.)
• Producing cost estimates for techno-economic analysis
• Benchmarking the capture technologies
• Undertaking detailed engineering studies of two best performing technologies applied to four industry applications (which may include: post-combustion carbon capture on gas fired power, carbon capture on steam methane reforming, carbon capture on gas processing and carbon capture on either Iron & Steel, chemicals, refining or cement.)
This will be used for BEIS Innovation Programme Planning, Government policy evidence and to provide assumption data for BEIS models.

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How to Apply
If you wish to take part in this procurement please see the Tender documents attached to this Notice and send your completed Proposal to amy.cutter@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 DECC 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 post to BEIS, address given at the top of this advertisement, by 12pm 21st November 2016. We require 3 hard copies (one of which must be signed). Electronic versions of your bids are to be sent AFTER the deadline to Amy Cutter (amy.cutter@beis.gov.uk). 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 on 30th November 2016. Project completion is required by September 2017.

About the buyer

Contact name

Amy Cutter

Address

Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS),
3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
England

Telephone

0300 068 6996

Email

amy.cutter@beis.gov.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/beis