Stoke-on-Trent City Council has published this notice through Delta eSourcing
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| Title: | DISTRICT HEAT NETWORK (Consultancy Support) PL/2014/135* |
| Notice type: | Contract Notice |
| Authority: | Stoke-on-Trent City Council |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Restricted |
| Short Description: | Stoke-on-Trent City Council wishes to receive expressions of interest from consultancy providers able to support specific element of the Outline Business Case for the District Heat Network scheme.The specific elements required cover Review of Heat demand mapping city-wide; Heat sources mapping and review (Biomass and Waste to Energy); Geothermal feasibility; Energy Master Planning; District Heat Network scheme commercial options analysis; Outline network definition; Peer review of overall District Heat Network |
| Published: | 12/09/2014 14:51 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH, United Kingdom
Contact: https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk/sotandstaffordshireauthorities PQQ reference: 28884
Electronic Access URL: https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk/sotandstaffordshireauthorities
Electronic Submission URL: https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk/sotandstaffordshireauthorities
Further information can be obtained at: As Above
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above
I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
Regional or local authority
I.3) Main activity:
Other: District Heat Network
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: SERVICES
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: DISTRICT HEAT NETWORK (Consultancy Support) PL/2014/135*
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES
Service Category: 11
Region Codes: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
District heating. Stoke-on-Trent City Council wishes to receive expressions of interest from consultancy providers able to support specific element of the Outline Business Case for the District Heat Network scheme.The specific elements required cover Review of Heat demand mapping city-wide; Heat sources mapping and review (Biomass and Waste to Energy); Geothermal feasibility; Energy Master Planning; District Heat Network scheme commercial options analysis; Outline network definition; Peer review of overall District Heat Network
II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
09323000 - District heating.
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No
II.1.8)Lots:
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
If yes, tenders should be submitted for: All lots
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:
Stoke-on-Trent City Council wishes to receive expressions of interest from consultancy providers able to support specific element of the Outline Business Case for the District Heat Network scheme.The specific elements required cover Review of Heat demand mapping city-wide; Heat sources mapping and review (Biomass and Waste to Energy); Geothermal feasibility; Energy Master Planning; District Heat Network scheme commercial options analysis; Outline network definition; Peer review of overall District Heat Network
II.2.2)Options: Not Provided
II.2.3)Information about renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided
II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion
Not Provided
Information About Lots
Lot No: 1
Title: Review of Heat demand mapping city-wide
1)Short Description:
•High level review of mapping of heat supply and demand within the city boundary.•Building on previous studies undertaken, further investigation is required to detail specific types of heating to be displaced (demand), details on age of current systems and potential for replacement by DHN solution.•Further detail analysis are required for the level of heat to be obtained from alternative sources, timeframe, security of supply based on the current assume model for short and long term development
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
09323000 - District heating.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 2
Title: Heat sources mapping and review (Biomass and Waste to Energy)
1)Short Description:
Review of heat sources identified in the mapping activities, to deliver the options for the lowest carbon DHN scheme solution.Technical and Commercial feasibility study of a Biomass heat source option.Technical and Commercial feasibility study of converting the Waste to Energy plant to provide heat.
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
09323000 - District heating.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 3
Title: Geothermal feasibility
1)Short Description:
Compilation, reprocessing of geological and geophysical data including seismic reflection data for the Etruria Valley area in Stoke-on-Trent.Review of existing deep borehole data relating to Carboniferous formations.Geological model compilation.
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
09323000 - District heating.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 4
Title: Energy Master planning
1)Short Description:
Detailed review of current and future development proposals across the city as well as fuel poverty and reflecting local, regional and national strategic priorities.All referenced against the mapping and iteration of the commercial model as developed.Iteration to be based on feedback from technical feasibility studies, peer review and stakeholder engagements.Development of a final strategic plan to deliver the DHN Scheme.
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
09323000 - District heating.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 5
Title: District Heat Network Scheme Commercial Options Analysis
1)Short Description:
To determine the feasibility of the DHN scheme, a whole system model is required to be evaluated according to the chosen objectives. This involves following iterative steps to evaluate the feasibility of the scheme. As explained earlier, the DHN scheme has been broken down into four components, namely Heat Co(s), Network, ESCo and Customers. This does not imply any preferred structure, rather it has been chosen for the ease with which the whole proposition’s viability can be evaluated. (see PQQ documents for further information)
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
09323000 - District heating.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 6
Title: Outline Network Definition
1)Short Description:
Detailed network design and optimisation of the DHN route based on heat demand. Further iterations based on technical review, stakeholder engagement, commercial modelling and peer review.Technical delivery at the street level to deliver optimised, balanced and secured DHN solution and capable of future expansion including thermal storage solutions and alternative energy sources.
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
09323000 - District heating.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 7
Title: Peer review of overall District Heat Network scheme
1)Short Description:
Review of viability and deliverability of the DHN scheme based on the options identified in LOT2 and LOT3.
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
09323000 - District heating.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Not Provided
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Not Provided
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Not Provided
III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided
III.2)Conditions For Participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
Not Provided
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
(a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
see PQQ documentation
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Technical capacity - means of proof required
(a) a list of the works carried out over the past five years, accompanied by certificates of satisfactory execution for the most important works. These certificates shall indicate the value, date and site of the works and shall specify whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade and properly completed. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall submit these certificates to the contracting authority direct;
(b) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: - where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority, - where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser's certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
(f) the educational and professional qualifications of the service provider or contractor and/or those of the undertaking's managerial staff and, in particular, those of the person or persons responsible for providing the services or managing the work;
(j) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
see PQQ documentation
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided
III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type Of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Not Provided
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: Not Provided
IV.3)Administrative Information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: PL/2014/135*
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Not Provided
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Date: 10/10/2014
Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 16:00
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 13/10/2014
Time: 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English
Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1)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: Not Provided
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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.This tender is being conducted electronically (free of charge) on the BravoSolution e-tendering system.BravoSolution PQQ reference number - pqq_28884-Bravo Solution Project reference number - Project_18692Instructions for registration are as follows:1.Browse the eSourcing Portal: https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk/sotandstaffordshireauthorities/2.Click the “Click here to register” link3.Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”4.Enter your correct business and user details5.Note the username you chose and click “save” when complete.6.You will receive an email with your unique password (keep this secure).7.Login to the portal with the username/password8.Click the “ITTs open to all suppliers” link. (These are ITTs open to any registered supplier)9.Click on the relevant ITT to access the content10.Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the ITT over to the “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)11.Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page12.You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject”13.Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITTIf you require any further assistance the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon-Fri – 8am-6pm on email: help@bravosolution.co.ukTelephone no: 0800 368 4850The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection will be based solely on the criteria set out for the requirement and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
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VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Civic Centre, Glebe Street,, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH, United Kingdom
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not Provided
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 12/09/2014
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