The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Contractor for definition of a hydrogen quality standard (Hy4Heat work package 2)

UK-London: Hydrogen.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       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

   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: No

   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: Contractor for definition of a hydrogen quality standard (Hy4Heat work package 2)            
      Reference number: TRN1525/06/2018

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         24111600 - Hydrogen.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: BEIS intends to appoint a contractor to conduct studies into the purity and colourant of hydrogen gas to inform the development of a range of hydrogen appliances and testing / certification capability as an integral part of the Hy4Heat programme, to de-risk the use of hydrogen for heat in UK homes and businesses. The contract will include research, development and testing studies to provide an assessment of the options available for the purity and flame colourant for hydrogen in relation to the Hy4Heat programme.

The work will be managed and coordinated by Arup+, who have been appointed by BEIS as the programme management contractor for the Hy4Heat programme.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 240,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            24111600 - Hydrogen.
            39341000 - Gas pressure equipment.
            73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
            76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry.
            38432100 - Gas-analysis apparatus.
            71321200 - Heating-system design 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: BEIS intends to appoint a contractor to conduct studies into the purity and colourant of hydrogen gas to inform the development of a range of hydrogen appliances and testing / certification capability as an integral part of the Hy4Heat programme, to de-risk the use of hydrogen for heat in UK homes and businesses. The contract will include research, development and testing studies to provide an assessment of the options available for the purity and flame colourant for hydrogen in relation to the Hy4Heat programme.

The work will be managed and coordinated by Arup+, who have been appointed by BEIS as the programme management contractor for the Hy4Heat programme.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 Skills and Expertise / Weighting: 35
      Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 2 Understanding of Requirements / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 3 Methodology / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 4 Management and Delivery / Weighting: 10
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Criterion 1 Cost / Weighting: 25
            

      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: Not Provided


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: 2018/S 51-112983
      
   

   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: Not Provided    
   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: 11/10/2018

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 (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: 1

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             GL Industrial Services UK Ltd. (DNV GL)
             Ashby Road,, Holywell Park, Loughborough, LE11 3GR, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKF22
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 240,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
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 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

      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: 17/10/2018