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Published 13 Nov 2023, 16:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Liquid CO2 Supply Agreement for the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)

Framework agreementGoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Chemical products (24) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 13 Nov 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of bulk liquid CO2 on a 3 year contract supply basis. Ability to fix a competitive price is essential including fixed rate of indexation (not subject to inflationary or force majeure price increases). Need to be able to guarantee supply of 6,000 tonnes per annum in the differing monthly supply volumes required by the project.

Also includes a PhD Scholarship fund to apply and translate science and engineering research which will ensure further sustainable outcomes from the project. The requirement includes the supply of food grade Liquid CO2, via tanker to the BIFoR FACE facility in the West Midlands. Transport deliveries will be scheduled to meet demand whilst utilising remote monitoring of the storage facility at BIFoR FACE. Access will be required 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week.

CPV: Carbon dioxide

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: West Midlands

Extensions: Any extension option will be agreed between the parties and form part of a further notice, if required.

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What this means for your bid

“Liquid CO2 Supply Agreement for the Birmingham Institute of Forest…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Nov 2023, 16:54 GMT
Last source update: 13 Nov 2023, 16:54 GMT
Authority reference: FRAM592/23
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-033521
Classification (CPV): Carbon dioxide
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0417fa Find 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: Supply of bulk liquid CO2 on a 3 year contract supply basis. Ability to fix a competitive price is essential including fixed rate of indexation (not subject to inflationary or force majeure price increases) for affordability reasons for a strategic research project with a finite budget. Need to be able to guarantee supply of 6,000 tonnes per annum in the differing monthly supply volumes required by the project.
Also includes a PhD Scholarship fund to apply and translate science and engineering research which will ensure further sustainable outcomes from the project. The requirement includes the supply of food grade Liquid CO2, via tanker to the BIFoR FACE facility in the West Midlands. Transport deliveries will be scheduled to meet demand whilst utilising remote monitoring of the storage facility at BIFoR FACE. Access will be required 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Queries must be lodged with p.markham@bham.ac.uk within the 10 day standstill period

Publisher note: Financial Value based on expected volumes for term of contract. These may be called off on a framework agreement call off basis.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Nov 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Liquid CO2 Supply Agreement
Signed
13 Nov 2023
Value
£4,420,725
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Birmingham

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000645 Procurement Division - Finance Office, Aston Webb Building, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TTContact name, email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Reneco LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 01760831 Wymington, East Midlands, NN10 9LU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.