Official UK procurement notice
Procurement for the Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Hydrogen Equipment for the Purpose of Production, Compression, Storage and Dispensation of Hydrogen Fuel (“Hydrogen Technology Package”) (Revised Tender)
Authority: bp Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlease note this is a revised tender, following the decision to discontinue tender ref 20230214-000004 (2023/S 000-004438).
bp Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited (bpAHEL) is a Joint Venture (JV) between bp and Aberdeen City Council (ACC), secured through a public procurement process. The JV has been created with the purpose of delivering a scalable green hydrogen production, storage and distribution facility in the city powered by renewable energy. The facility is targeting manufacture and dispensing of between 770 kilograms (min.) and 1000 kilograms (peak) of green hydrogen per day – enough to fuel 25 buses and a range of other fleet vehicles.
This contract notice relates to the following scope of work:
Optimised and integrated design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the following, to produce and dispense the required volume and rates, at the required quality, of hydrogen per day:
- Hydrogen electrolyser and associated power unit
- Ancillary package equipment (i.e., compression, conditioning, storage, as required)
- Refueling/dispensing hub for vehicles
- Interconnections between supplied packages including pipework, cabling etc.
- Control Alarms and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Fire & Gas, Emergency Shutdown etc., as per referenced control philosophy and as vendor deems necessary. (Capable of being integrated into a wider site SCADA system.)
- Clearly defining any utility requirements (power/water) and working with others to ensure seamless integration.
- Allowance for hydrogen import facilities
CPV: Engineering design services · Engineering services · Fuel-gas systems · Hydrogen · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Miscellaneous engineering services · Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Description of ScopeAwarded
Description of Scope
bpAHEL intend to conduct a procurement for the provision of the required hydrogen technology (electrolyser unit) and hydrogen refueling station (compression, storage, dispensation, as required).
An output-based specification has been developed and Client is looking for a safe, reliable, and operable system based on the most-competitive industry-led, standardized offering from the tendering process, considering the specifications within the project brief but also the bidder's own capability and experience, supplier relationships, proprietary technology, and knowledge of delivering cost effective hydrogen solutions within the current environment.
It is recognized that there will be options to improve in certain areas of the project, such as plant availability, redundancy, delivery schedule, etc., and these will be evaluated post-contract award in collaboration with chosen Contractor through appropriate cost benefit analysis.
The Contractor will be responsible for the finalised design, specification, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the specialist hydrogen equipment within the proposed project scope, and will provide and undertake the following within the scope of supply:
- Design & Engineering of the scheme as a “system” including technical safety, process, mechanical, piping, structural, control, automation & instrumentation
- The system should be provided with its own local control & automation whilst being capable of integration to a wider SCADA system including external signalling for remote control and monitoring
- Project management
- Project controls including estimating, scheduling, cost, risk and performance management and reporting
- HSEQ management systems, including Design and Construction under the CDM legislation
- Attendance and facilitation of reviews including design, scheme, constructability, Operations & Maintenance, logistics, etc.
- Interface management and liaising with Other Contractors to ensure design is integrated to overall project
- Procurement & manufacturing
- Offsite fabrication, manufacturing, assembly, and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
- Transport, logistics and shipping from factory to a site in Aberdeen
- Offloading, unloading & final positioning
- On site installation, testing, completions & commissioning
- Records from design through procurement to construction & commissioning
- Start-up & performance trials to ensure system meets functional specification
- Operation procedures & maintenance manuals
- Training and demonstration of the system
- Liaise with the Client throughout project's lifecycle and obtain approval on technical deliverables including -but not limited to- calculations, drawings, technical notes, inspection and test plans etc.
Further Information:
If you are interested in this project but are unable to provide the full scope, please provide the following information to chris.gough@turntown.co.uk, kenzey.fordyce@bp.com and sam.munro@turntown.co.uk.
- company name
- contact details
- summary of company capability relevant to this contract opportunity
The information will be shared with other potential bidders via the etender system with a view to enabling interested parties to work together.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Package Requirements (Project Delivery): 15%
- Functional Requirements (Technical): 35%
- price: 30%
- Health, Safety, Environment and Quality: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Package Requirements (Project Delivery): 15
- Functional Requirements (Technical): 35
- Health, Safety, Environment and Quality: 20
- Price: 30
- 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 4 May 2023, 10:45 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2024, 16:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Jun 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030854- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c639Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:776495)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
Timeline
19 May 2023 → 26 Sept 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected19 May 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
- Notice published26 Sept 2024, 16:17 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 May 2023- Status changed to active17 May 2023, 08:47 BST
- Procurement method changed17 May 2023, 08:47 BST
- Deadline published: 16 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST17 May 2023, 08:47 BST
- Buyer details updated17 May 2023, 08:47 BST
- Status changed to complete26 Sept 2024, 16:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrasun Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030854-2024-1 · Hydrasun Limited
- Signed
- 25 Jul 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description of Scope | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | £7,836,603 – £12,496,577 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £7,836,603 – £12,496,577 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hydrasun LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria