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Pre-Commercial Procurement: Design, develop, and demonstrate wave energy converter systems (EuropeWave PCP).

Lead Procurer: Wave Energy Scotland Limited

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02 Jul 2021 at 15:45

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is led by Wave Energy Scotland Limited (WES) for a pre-commercial procurement (PCP) titled "Pre-Commercial Procurement: Design, develop, and demonstrate wave energy converter systems (EuropeWave PCP)." This initiative is categorised under research and experimental development services and aims to support the development of wave energy technology. The procurement is currently in the active tender stage, with bids open until 1st October 2021. The estimated total value for the project is approximately €16,333,333, and the contract will extend over a period of 1590 days, covering three phases of development. The project aims to stimulate innovation in the renewable energy sector, particularly wave energy conversion systems, at locations in the UK and Spain.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses engaged in research, engineering, and renewable energy sectors, particularly those with expertise in wave energy technology and related fields. Companies skilled in design, development, and testing of renewable energy systems, particularly in ocean energy, would be well-suited to participate. With the potential for multiple contractors to be awarded contracts under the PCP model, businesses can expect not only financial benefits but also the opportunity to contribute to advancing clean energy solutions in a collaborative environment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Commercial Procurement: Design, develop, and demonstrate wave energy converter systems (EuropeWave PCP).

Notice Description

This contract notice invites interested operators to submit tenders for the EuropeWave pre-commercial procurement (PCP). The EuropeWave PCP aims to accelerate the design, development, and demonstration of cost-effective wave energy converter (WEC) systems to produce clean electricity, advance promising designs for wave energy converter systems to a point from which they are ready to proceed to a first of a kind commercial-scale design and testing programme and commercial exploitation through other national/regional programmes and/or private sector investment. The main technical challenges to be addressed may be expressed in terms of: - Performance - obtain quantitative evidence of power capture and conversion capability and increase confidence in yield predictions from simulations. - Survivability - demonstrate effective survival strategies. - Availability - demonstrate levels of availability through reliable prototype operation. - Affordability - increase confidence in estimations of the technology costs (capital and operational) and the requirements to achieve a LCOE which is competitive in the target market. The culmination of the EuropeWave PCP programme (Phase 3) will see prototypes, at substantial scale and with fully representative subsystems, deployed at the open-water facilities of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland and the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) in the Basque Country and operated for a minimum period to demonstrate device performance, reliability and cost. Physical model testing in earlier phases is expected to take place in Instituto de Hidraulica Ambiental de Cantabria (IHC) and FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility (FloWave). This joint procurement exercise is being undertaken by Wave Energy Scotland in its role of lead procurer acting in the name and on behalf of the procurers of the EuropeWave buyers group: - Wave Energy Scotland, An Lochran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, IV2 5NA, Scotland, UK (Company number SC493764); - Ente Vasco de la Energia, Alameda de Urquijo 36, 1, Bilbao 48011, Basque Country, Spain (Company number Q5150001E), NUTS code: ES2, https://www.eve.eus.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement takes the form of a pre-commercial procurement (PCP). In a PCP, R&D service contracts are awarded to several R&D service providers in parallel to progressively develop solutions in a phased approach. This allows the procurers to compare several design solutions in a competitive environment. The EuropeWave PCP combines the phased approach of the PCP model, a stage-gated industrial development process, and an international evaluation and guidance framework for ocean energy technology. Each selected operator will be awarded a framework agreement that covers up to three R&D phases: Phase 1: Concept development Phase 2: Design/modelling Phase 3: Open-sea deployment & testing programme After each phase, intermediate evaluations will be carried out to progressively select the best of the competing solutions. The contractors with the best-value-for-money solutions will be offered a call-off contract for the next phase, under the framework agreement. Phase 1 is expected to start in January 2022. Phase 3 is expected to start in September 2023 and conclude in May 2026. The selected operators will retain ownership of the intellectual property rights (IPRs) that they generate during the PCP and will be able to use them to exploit the full market potential of the developed solutions. This procurement receives funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, under grant agreement No 883751. The EU is not participating as a contracting authority in the procurement.

Options: Unused budget in Phase 1 and/or Phase 2 may be carried over to the next phase. See TD01 Request for Tenders section 4.2 for further information.

Renewal: The Lead Procurer reserves the right to extend the duration of the framework agreement or any call-off contracts from it (time extensions only).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c2fc
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015241-2021
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

CPV Codes

71300000 - Engineering services

73100000 - Research and experimental development services

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,333,333 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jul 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Oct 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lead Procurer: Wave Energy Scotland Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 5NA
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

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