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Published 13 Jul 2023, 19:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hydrogen Gas Generator System

Official notice

Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£690,000≈ £690k / year1.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Aug 2023awarded 4 Mar 2024
Awarded to H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies SL
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Oct 2024 · extension options published · starts 2 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is for a high purity hydrogen generator capable of producing a stable and uninterrupted flow of high purity hydrogen gas to multiple MOVPE reactors in a semiconductor manufacturing facility.

The existing hydrogen generation system is sited within the facility building in a ventilated steel enclosure with a footprint of 3.6m x 4.8m, max height 2.8 m. The new system can either be installed within this existing envelope or in an external location in a suitable weatherproof enclosure to be supplied as part of the tender.

CPV: Gases · Industrial machinery · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£690,000
Contract period: 2 Oct 2023 – 1 Oct 2024 (1 yr)
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, at the University of Sheffield
Extensions: As described within the tender documentsVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical criteria (x5): 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical criteria (x5): 70
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Jul 2023, 19:09 BST
Last source update
28 Mar 2024, 14:16 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
3821/DM/23
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010318
Classification (CPV)
GasesIndustrial machineryPetroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
11 Aug 2023, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Aug 2023 → 28 Mar 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Aug 2023, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    2 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    28 Mar 2024, 14:16 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Mar 2024, 14:16 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £679,9071 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies SLSME£679,907 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-CHC: X1089 THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD,WESTERN BANK, SHEFFIELD, Yorkshire & Humber, S102TNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The University of SheffieldReview body Sheffield

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria