Glass Futures Ltd: GFL Batch Plant Fabrication, Installation and Commissioning

UK-Sheffield: Industrial machinery.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Glass Futures Limited (GFL)
       9 Churchill Way, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2PY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7584730421, Email: Procurement@glass-futures.org
       Contact: GFL Procurement Team
       Main Address: https://www.glass-futures.org/
       NUTS Code: UKE32

   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:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Research and Technology

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: GFL Batch Plant Fabrication, Installation and Commissioning            
      Reference number: BPT002

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         42000000 - Industrial machinery.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: Supply and install of glass melting raw material batch plant equipment including the storage, weighing, mixing and transfer of materials and the associated support and access steelwork.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 4,450,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            42923000 - Weighing machinery and scales.
            42417310 - Conveyor belts.
            45223210 - Structural steelworks.
            45262400 - Structural steel erection work.
            44613110 - Silos.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKD71 - East Merseyside
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      East Merseyside
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The subject matter of this procurement exercise is the supply of articles comprising of specialised equipment and fabrication of components to meet the requirements of the GFL Pilot Facility Batch Plant Detailed Design Specification and the installation of those articles at the site. The successful supplier will also be responsible for the commissioning, handover and training for GFL representatives of those articles on site.

Background
Glass Futures Ltd is creating a new glassmaking Pilot Plant facility in St Helens, United Kingdom, to provide a Global Centre of Excellence for sustainable manufacture of glass. It will bridge the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) gap between research activity and full commercial implementation. The facility will have full plant utilities and services, a full-scale Batch Plant, initially a 30 tonnes per day furnace complete with container and flat glass manufacturing capability.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:Options will be included in the procurement documents and are associated with the specification and inclusion of equipment based upon technical solution and price.

      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: The procurement is related to a project financed by UK Government funds via UKRI Grant Funding Agreement.
UKRI Project Code: 107249 GFA relating to Glass Pilot Scale Facility


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: 2021/S 000-026573
      
   

   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: GFL Batch Plant Fabrication, Installation and Commissioning

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 02/02/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             EME GmbH, HRB 8446
             Wockerather Weg 45, Erkelenz, Germany
             NUTS Code: DE
            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: 3,500,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 4,400,000
         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
          Glass Futures Limited
          9 Churchill Way, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2PY, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 7584730421

      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: 02/03/2022