178/YE ESS Battery system.
Contract notice
Supplies
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
University of Sheffield
Procurement Office, Arts Tower, Western Bank
For the attention of: Y. Everitt
S10 2TN Sheffield
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1142222173
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.shef.ac.uk/procurement
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
178/YE ESS Battery system.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: University of Sheffield, to be delivered and sited at Western Power Distribution"s site in the West Midlands.
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: University of Sheffield, to be delivered and sited at Western Power Distribution"s site in the West Midlands.
NUTS code UKE32
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The University of Sheffield is out to tender on behalf of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering for a provision of a battery storage system as part on an innovative large scale project on grid connected energy storage systems (ESS).
The University of Sheffield is constructing a novel full-scale 11kV grid connected energy storage based facility for academic and industrial research. You are invited to tender for the provision of a lithium-titanate battery storage system capable of providing 2MW of power for at least 15 minutes as part of this project. You will be expected to work with our inverter supplier to deliver, install and commission one system in the midlands, UK. The full technical specification will be available in both the PQQ and ITT documents, which will be sent to you once you have expressed your interest
This contract is is being re-tendered as a result of the cancellation of a previously awarded project. As such it is being re-advertised using the Accelerated Restricted procedure. This is a two part process with a 10 day pre-qualification stage, followed by a 10 day ITT (invitation to tender) stage. Potential suppliers are invited to express an interest in the project and submit their PQQ submission by Thursday 13.2.2014.
The closing date for return of PQQ documents is Friday 14.2.2014 at 12:00 noon (UK time). Tenders (PQQ and ITT) must be submitted via the In-tend e-tendering system.
The University of Sheffield is constructing a novel full-scale 11kV grid connected energy storage based facility for academic and industrial research. You are invited to tender for the provision of a lithium-titanate battery storage system capable of providing 2MW of power for at least 15 minutes as part of this project. You will be expected to work with our inverter supplier to deliver, install and commission one system in the midlands, UK. The full technical specification will be available in both the PQQ and ITT documents, which will be sent to you once you have expressed your interest
This contract is is being re-tendered as a result of the cancellation of a previously awarded project. As such it is being re-advertised using the Accelerated Restricted procedure. This is a two part process with a 10 day pre-qualification stage, followed by a 10 day ITT (invitation to tender) stage. Potential suppliers are invited to express an interest in the project and submit their PQQ submission by Thursday 13.2.2014.
The closing date for return of PQQ documents is Friday 14.2.2014 at 12:00 noon (UK time). Tenders (PQQ and ITT) must be submitted via the In-tend e-tendering system.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
31440000, 31400000, 31410000, 31420000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Supply, installation and commissioning of one system.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 200 000 GBP
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 200 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
As per tender documents.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As per tender documents.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and several liability.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per tender documents.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per tender documents.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per tender documents.
As per tender documents.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Accelerated restricted
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: This is the re-advertisement of a previously advertised contract which has been cancelled after contract award. Urgency renders impracticable the time limits laid down in Article 38 due to requirements to meet the external funding requirements of the project.
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: This is the re-advertisement of a previously advertised contract which has been cancelled after contract award. Urgency renders impracticable the time limits laid down in Article 38 due to requirements to meet the external funding requirements of the project.
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As per tender documents.
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As per tender documents.
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
178/YE
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Other previous publications
Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 205-354851 of 18.10.2013
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 13.2.2014 - 17:00
Payable documents: no
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
14.2.2014 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 14.2.2014
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Authorised representative from the Procurement department.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Authorised representative from the Procurement department.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
This is a two stage procurement under the EU accelerated restricted procedure. The PQQ can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University e-tendering system
The closing date for return of PQQ is 12:00 noon (UK time) on 14.2.2014.
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield.
Completed PQQ"s must be returned through the same e-tendering system.The closing date for return of PQQ is 12:00 noon (UK time) on 14.2.2014.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek a further debriefing before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract cannot be resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action should be brought promptly (generally within 30 days).
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
4.2.2014