The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): UK-London: Hydrogen.

UK-London: Hydrogen.

This notice is covered by: Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072151732, Email: hy4heat@arup.com
       Main Address: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy, Address of the buyer profile: www.delta-esourcing.com
       NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Contractors for understanding commercial and industrial appliances (Hy4Heat work packages 5 and 6)   
      Reference number: TRN 1550/07/2018   
   
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      24111600 - Hydrogen.
       
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.2) Description

   II.2.1) Title: Lot 1: Research report on the feasibility of converting commercial sector appliances from Natural gas to hydrogen.   
   Lot No: 1   

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      44621200 - Boilers.
      44621220 - Central-heating boilers.
      44621221 - Parts of central-heating boilers.
      42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery.
      39715200 - Heating equipment.
      39721411 - Gas heaters.
      39722000 - Parts of stoves, cookers, plate warmers and domestic appliances.
      39722200 - Parts of cookers.
      42160000 - Boiler installations.
      39341000 - Gas pressure equipment.
      39721410 - Gas appliances.
      38432100 - Gas-analysis apparatus.
      45331100 - Central-heating installation work.
      71321200 - Heating-system design services.
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
      76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry.
      45333000 - Gas-fitting installation work.
       
   
   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
       
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
    BEIS intends to appoint a contractor(s) to deliver comprehensive research reports on the feasibility of converting commercial sector appliances (Lot 1) and industrial heat generation (Lot 2) from natural gas to hydrogen. This will require full characterisation of the market and identification of any knowledge gaps and barriers to conversion that may need to be addressed. They will inform consideration of whether further evidence, potentially in the form of practical testing, will be required to demonstrate that these sectors can be successfully converted as part of demonstrating and de-risking the use of hydrogen for heat in UK homes and businesses. This work is part of the Hy4Heat programme and will be managed and coordinated by Arup+, who have been appointed by BEIS as the programme management contractor for the Hy4Heat programme.    
   
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
         Duration in months: 6             
      Directive 2014/24/EU - In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
      Not Provided          
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
   The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No    


Section IV: Procedure

IV.2) Administrative information
   
   IV.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
   Notice number in OJ S: Not Provided    

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: TRN 1550/07/2018   Lot No: 1   Title: Research report on the feasibility of converting commercial sector appliances from Natural gas to hydrogen
V.2) Award of contract/concession

   V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision: 11/10/2018   

   V.2.2) Information about tenders
   The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

   V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Environmental Resources Management (ERM), 01014622
          2nd Floor Exchequer Court, 33 St. Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AA, United Kingdom
          NUTS Code: UKI31
   The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: No    
   
   V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
   Total value of the procurement: 180,000   
   Currency: GBP

Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      Additional work has been necessary: data gathering from stakeholders, including a Freedom of Information (FoI) process, and subsequent data analysis to inform the research report. additional services by the original contractor that have become necessary which were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor cannot be made for economic or technical reasons and which would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority. Additional £43,931; Total value of contract now £222,937.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
       Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Email: hy4heat@arup.com
       Internet address: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
      Not Provided
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/01/2021
   
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

   VII.1.1) Main CPV code:
      44621200 - Boilers.
   

   VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
      Not Provided

   VII.1.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
       
   
   VII.1.4) Description of the procurement:
    Additional work has been necessary: data gathering from stakeholders, including a Freedom of Information (FoI) process, and subsequent data analysis to inform the research report. additional services by the original contractor that have become necessary which were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor cannot be made for economic or technical reasons and which would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority.    
   
   VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession:
         Duration in months: 7             
   
      Directive 2014/24/EU - In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
      Not Provided       .
   
   VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession
   Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 222,937   
   Currency: GBP    
   
   The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
   VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Environmental Resources Management (ERM), 01014622
          2nd Floor Exchequer Court, 33 St. Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AA, United Kingdom
          NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: No

   
VII.2) Information about modifications

   VII.2.1) Description of the modifications:
    The contract for delivering services for WP5 had previously expired and was extended to 29 May 2020, by exchange of emails as formal agreement. Additional work: necessary data gathering from stakeholders, including a Freedom of Information (FoI) process, and subsequent data analysis to inform the research report.    
   
   VII.2.2) Reasons for modification:
         Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire (Art. 43(1)(b) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art. 72(1)(b) of Directive 2014/24/EU, Art. 89(1)(b) of Directive 2014/25/EU)
   
   Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
    This work related to data gathering via a FoI process from stakeholders, and subsequent data analysis to inform the research report. it was necessary as there had been poor uptake / response from stakeholder engagement / data gathering such that the data was incomplete / insufficient for the purpose of analysis / reporting.       
   
   VII.2.3) Increase in price
   Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in
   the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
   Value excluding VAT: 179,006   
   Currency: GBP    
   
   Total contract value after the modifications:
   Value excluding VAT: 222,937    
   Currency: GBP