Official UK procurement notice
HyDUS Fuel Cell · UK public procurement notice
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe HyDUS initiative is an energy-storage demonstration project in which UKAEA is a key collaborator alongside other organisations. The technical process will include conversion of gaseous hydrogen into electricity via an electrochemical fuel cell. This award notice is for the purchase of a fuel cell. The fuel cell will convert the stored Hydorgen energy into useable electricity.
CPV: Fuel cells
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Nov 2023, 09:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Nov 2023, 09:35 GMT
- Authority reference
JNCA/BO135/23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033870- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041a47Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The technical reasons to pursue this JNCA comprise of two, these are a follows:
- Requirement of a G99 approved export facility – The G99 is the regulation surrounding the connection of any form of generator device to run 'in parallel' or 'synchronised' with the mains electrical utility grid (National Grid). Any facility installed would need to be approved and certified before connection. The JNCA proposed facility has such a certification to allow for connection, therefore, enabling the demonstrator to fulfil the project objectives.
- Requirement for the facility to fit within the space allocation of 2.5M X 2.5M as prescribed by the planning application – The JNCA proposed facility can satisfy the installation space constraints, therefore complying with the legal stipulations of the determination. For the avoidance of doubt this was the only supplier that could meet the space allocation stipulation.
- Review procedure
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly.
(generally within 3 months).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH Group Engineering AG | £194,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
HyDUS Fuel Cell · EH Group Engineering AG
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2023
- Value
- £194,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EH Group Engineering AGAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.