Official UK procurement notice
Welsh Tidal Lagoon Challenge
Authority: Welsh Government
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to conduct a soft market testing exercise to inform the nature and quantum of any support the Welsh Government could provide for the construction of a tidal range electricity generation project on the Welsh coastline.
At this stage Welsh Government is undertaking market engagement to ascertain if there is interest in any potential competition/procurement in the future to deliver a tidal lagoon capable of generating electricity with the winner(s) possibly receiving financial support from the Welsh Government.
To inform its approach to the competition, the Welsh Government wishes to engage with organisations interested in the delivery of tidal range energy projects on the Welsh coastline, prior to the Welsh Government formulating a preferred approach to the competition and support package.
The purpose of the market engagement is to understand the most appropriate approach to undertaking the competition, and the package of support to be offered by Welsh Government. Responding to this PIN does not place any compulsion on applicants to enter the competition or for the Welsh Government to proceed any further with any requirements.
CPV: Construction work for engineering works except bridges, tunnels, shafts and subways · Construction work for hydro-mechanical structures · Construction work for water projects · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy and related services · Hydro-electric plant construction work · Marine construction works · Marine installations · Other sources of energy supplies and distribution · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Welsh Government is considering how best it can support the market to develop a…Planned
The Welsh Government is considering how best it can support the market to develop a tidal range energy project on the Welsh coastline. The current preferred approach is to undertake a competition to identify suitable options.
To inform its approach to the competition, the Welsh Government wishes to engage with organisations interested in the delivery of tidal range energy projects on the Welsh coastline, to gather information prior to the Welsh Government formulating a preferred approach to the competition and support package.
Interested organisations (including potential developers, financiers and those with experience in the tidal range sector) should register their interest via the Sell2Wales Noted Interest function. Interested parties can view a copy of our market engagement documentation via the attachments section within this PIN.
The market engagement documentation comprises an Introduction to the Welsh Government’s proposed competition objectives and a questionnaire which interested organisations should return via the Sell2Wales Post-box function, including details of any specific proposals, and any views or suggestions they may have on the sector as a whole.
Following receipt of completed questionnaires, the Welsh Government may also undertake supplier sessions and meet with suppliers to discuss their market engagement feedback.
Please be aware that at this stage we will not be formally assessing proposals, and nothing given or provided at this stage will be evaluated as part of any future procurement process. We welcome responses from suppliers and organisations who feel that they have positive ideas on how our vision of supporting the development of tidal range power projects in Wales can be delivered.
While the contracting authority has decided to advertise on a voluntary basis, this does not represent a commitment to follow a particular procurement procedure. Interested parties shall obtain for themselves, at their own expense, all information necessary for the preparation of their responses to this PIN.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Mar 2021, 09:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2021, 09:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-006035- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029f05Find a Tender
Publisher note: Interested organisations should register their interest via the Sell2Wales Noted Interest function and complete the attached soft market engagement documentation and return via the Sell2Wales Post-Box function by no later than 17.00 on Thursday 06th May 2021. Please also find attached a Privacy Notice which applies to personal data collected in the participation in this research. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=109323. (WA Ref:109323)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
25 Mar 2021 → 25 Mar 2021 · 2 dates- Tender notice expected25 Mar 2021
- Notice published25 Mar 2021, 09:16 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.