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Published 23 Mar 2022, 16:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-2006 Photovoltaic System Components for Bird Island, Antarctica

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£340,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 4 May 2022
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

As part of The British Antarctic Survey’s commitment to achieving Net Zero, there is a requirement to reduce the use of Marine Gas Oil (MGO) at all of its research stations. At present Bird Island Research Station’s electricity is generated soley by 25kW three phase MGO generating sets (one operating and one on standby).

This project is for the design and supply of a photovoltaic (PV) system covering the majority of suitable, existing roof space.

The PV system must be compatible with SMA’s grid forming battery inverters (Sunny Islands)

CPV: Battery packs · Solar panels

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£339,300 together)
Lot #1The provision of Battery Storage and grid forming inverters for Bird Island Research StationPublished value£239,300

The provision of Battery Storage and grid forming inverters for Bird Island Research Station. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/96B78PRW7S ↗

Alternatively log into Delta and use Access code 96B78PRW7S

Delivery: East of England · Cambridgeshire CC
Variant bids: not allowed
31422000 Battery packs
Lot #2Provision of photovoltaic arrays and associated inverters for Bird Island Research StationPublished value£100,000
Delivery: East of England · Cambridgeshire CC
Variant bids: not allowed
09331000 Solar panels

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
Closed
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
23 Mar 2022, 16:15 GMT
Last source update
23 Mar 2022, 16:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-2006
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007917
Classification (CPV)
Battery packsSolar panels
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032587 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Details can be found in the ITT and Specification documents.

Publisher note: 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. To access this tender consisting of two lots, please use this access code: 4J2KKT2EG8 To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=669151851 GO Reference: GO-2022323-PRO-19845542

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
4 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
4 May 2022, 12:00 BST

Timeline

23 Mar 2022 → 4 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 Mar 2022, 16:15 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    4 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    4 May 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch and Innovation British Antarctic Survey, Highcross, Madingley Rd, Cambridge, East of England, CB3 0ETContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UKRI Legal DeptReview body Swindon

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