Published date: 17 February 2017

This notice was replaced on 11 April 2017

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 11 April 2017)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Parts of transformers, inductors and static converters - 31162000

  • Electricity distribution and control apparatus - 31200000

  • Energy and related services - 71314000

Location of contract

WV8 1PX

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

PC692

Published date

17 February 2017

Closing date

20 March 2017

Contract start date

1 May 2017

Contract end date

24 July 2017

Contract type

Supply 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?

Yes

Description

South Staffordshire Council (the Contracting Authority) are seeking a supply, and installation contract for an energy storage system to ideally interface with its existing equipment.

The system should allow users to save and store electricity locally and switch to this stored supply at any time. On site renewable energy will need to be integrated with the system to provide the maximum cost benefit, including: -

• Eliminating the need for inverters on renewables
• Increasing the ROI levels of renewable installations
• Storing energy generated by on-site renewable technologies
• Full design
• Full site UPS for 1 hour.
• The warranty for the equipment must be for 15 years
- as a minimum a fully-inclusive warranty covering all labour, site repairs and breakdowns, site attendance, all parts supply, install, disposal, and associated
administration.
• The system must use Samsung or equivalent SDI batteries that have a 15 year warranty covering replacement of parts and maintenance. If using equivalent, demonstration of their equivalent status
will be required before installation.
• A manned response to a system issue shall be within 8 working hours (9am to 5pm) during the warranty period.
• A component issue replacement shall be within 14 working days.
• Supplied, installed and fully commissioned within 12 weeks or less from issue of the Purchase Order.
Duration - the Agreement term will be from July 2017 for around 12 weeks to cover supply, install and commissioning. The 15 year warranty on the equipment will run past this period.

Note that the participation and process for this tender will be via the electronic tendering portal located at

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Default.aspx

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Staffordshire County Council are whilst performing the procurement are not the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority is South Staffordshire Council.

The price specified in this notice is neither a minimum or maximum. It is estimate only and therefore subject to competition.

About the buyer

Address

Staffordshire County Council, 1 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2DH
England

Email

paul.timmins@staffordshire.gov.uk