Published date: 29 November 2017

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£25,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

LEM 006d

Published date

29 November 2017

Closing date

13 December 2017

Contract start date

2 January 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Other: Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire (National Rules)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Centrica plc's Cornwall Local Energy Market project (LEM) is a part EU funded pioneering initiative involving the development of a virtual marketplace. The trial provides participants (homes and businesses) with a platform to buy and sell energy and flexibility both to the supply networks and the wholesale energy market. The project's overarching aim is to demonstrate that the electricity distribution network can facilitate an increased penetration of renewable / low carbon electricity generation by invoking novel strategies including flexibility.

LEM project outputs include reducing GHG emissions by enabling more renewable and low carbon electricity generation, as well as enabling energy asset flexibility in the most constrained areas on the distribution network. To this end the project will install generation assets, energy storage systems and infrastructure such as private wire feeds at sites in Cornwall.

Centrica plc has a requirement for a suitably experienced, capable and proven HV (High Voltage) electrical design and installation contractor to undertake 11 kV and 33 kV work at energy project sites in Cornwall. The requirement is for an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contractor that will undertake all necessary components of a HV project including but not limited to:

• Design
• Engineering
• Procurement
• Planning and permitting
• Ground works
• Construction (civil engineering)
• Installation
• Commissioning
• Testing
• Certification (as required)

The EPC contractor will be responsible for interpreting the site's needs according to concept design documents, detailed discussions and site evaluations. The contractor will apply design principles in accordance with all of the applicable regulations and shall be capable of acting as principal contractor if required to, adhering to CDM (Construction - Design and Management) regulations. An alternative arrangement would require the HV contractor to work under a separately appointed principal contractor and to be coordinated to integrate with the principal contractor and others, to achieve the desired outcome. The hierarchy of contractors will be specified at the ITT stage.

It is anticipated that Centrica will contract HV works at between two and six LEM project sites in Cornwall from Q1 2018 until Q2 2019.

Completed Pre-qualification form (below) including sections 1, 2 (HSE), 3 and 4 should be returned by email to:

Email: Cornwall@centrica.com
with the following in the subject title: PQQ Return: LEM006d HV Systems

Please ensure that your completed response is returned no later than:

Deadline for PQQ returns: Monday 13th December 2017 at 12:00 GMT

If you have any questions in relation to the PQQ, these must be submitted by the following deadline:

Questions Deadline: Open until Thursday 11thth December 2017 12:00 GMT

More information

Additional text

Cornwall LEM is an ERDF funded project and as such operates under national procurement rules.

To request a PQQ pack, please send an email with this number in the subject title: Cornwall LEM 006d.

Your request will be dealt with within one working day. All questions will be shared with all bidders.

About the buyer

Contact name

Register for a PQQ pack via the Cornwall LEM email address

Address

Health and Wellbeing Innovation Centre
Treliske
Truro
TR1 3FF
England

Email

Cornwall@centrica.com