The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Hydrogen Heating Technical Support Contract

UK-London: Technical support services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072152967, Email: hydrogenheating.procurement@beis.gov.uk
       Contact: Nick Stanworth and Laura Hood
       Main Address: www.delta-esourcing.com, Address of the buyer profile: www.delta-esourcing.com
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Hydrogen Heating Technical Support Contract            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         71356300 - Technical support services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Technical support supplier(s) will provide continued support in identifying and taking forward a comprehensive Programme of work to test and demonstrate the safety, technical feasibility, consumer impacts and consumer acceptability of using hydrogen in place of natural gas for heating at scale.
Contractor responsibilities may include: Programme technical architecture, day-to-day technical oversight of Programme, interpreting key technical outputs and providing gap analyses to support design, development and delivery of strategies to close evidence gaps and support on the coordination of the overall Programme of work.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 750,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            71356300 - Technical support services.
            24111600 - Hydrogen.
            71300000 - Engineering services.
            71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services.
            71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services.
            72224000 - Project management consultancy services.
            71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: procurement of technical architecture/support services in relation to its work on Hydrogen for Heating Programme and is keen to attract a diverse supplier pool with a range of expert strategic and technical perspectives on the Programme of work. Technical support supplier(s) will provide continued support in identifying and taking forward a comprehensive Programme of work to test and demonstrate the safety, technical feasibility, consumer impacts and consumer acceptability of using hydrogen in place of natural gas for heating at scale.
Contractor responsibilities may include: Programme technical architecture, day-to-day technical oversight of Programme, interpreting key technical outputs and providing gap analyses to support design, development and delivery of strategies to close evidence gaps and support on the coordination of the overall Programme of work.

For background information, the full specification and further information for this procurement please see the ITT.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V3G5KF66G4


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2020/S 223-549494
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 543094366    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 22/02/2021

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Mott MacDonald Limited, 01243967
             Mott MacDonald House, 8-10 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EE, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI62
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 750,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 750,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: Yes
                  Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties:
                  
                  
         Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
          Not Provided          
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy
          London, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 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: 18/03/2021