Notice Information
Notice Title
VEAT Notice Intention to award a public services contract for the HyDEX Project for the provision of process-engineering consultancy to carry out a feasibility study with initial design, delivery requirements plan, safety assessment and operational support leading to the full execution phase of the project
Notice Description
Intention to award a Public Services contract under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the HyDEX Project for the provision of process-engineering consultancy to carry out a feasibility study with initial design, delivery requirements plan, safety assessment and operational support leading to the full execution phase of the project covering: Option a: A hydrogen facility consisting of an on-site, 500kW ITM prototype electrolyser and a gas mixing facility to incorporate a vehicle fuelling capability for a range of vehicles, and a heating boiler supplying an adjacent building, and Option b: A fully integrated vehicle fuelling station incorporating a new electrolyser based on campus and include for a full campus assessment to provide an options appraisal for alternative locations for any packaged fuelling systems for option b. The Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication is being followed and is justified under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii).
Lot Information
Lot 1
The service will deliver a full feasibility study including regulatory requirements, initial and ongoing safety assessment and compliance strategy, and cost assessment for conversion from grid injection for a previous trial (HyDEPLOY), to a system for pressurising and storing gas supplying a vehicle fuelling facility for hydrogen vehicles on Keele University Campus. This system will be run according to input from the campus-wide Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) system and will form a demonstrator as part of a prestigious regional hydrogen accelerator project led by Keele University (HyDEX).
Procurement Information
Otto Simon Limited has unique experience with the HyDeploy project undertaken at Keele University, knowledge of the type of equipment used, the interfacing with the University's other systems, and established relationships with university personnel. They also have extensive knowledge and experience of hydrogen related projects delivered at the University. Otto Simon Limited therefore own the proprietary knowledge and experience required to deliver the feasibility study. Specifically services will include: * Provision of specialist knowledge, data and design details of the on-site prototype ITM electrolyser, developed during the Keele HyDEPLOY trial. * A project user requirements assessment for a hydrogen production, storage and vehicle fuelling facility, repurposing the on-site ITM prototype hydrogen production system, and a standard commercially available end-to-end system. * A project technical requirements review for the construction and build phase including a plan of tie-in points and schedule. * Assessment of the prototype ITM electrolyser and site facilities to define any modifications needed for safe and compliant repurposing from the initial bespoke design for grid injection, to controlled production and storage for use in vehicles and heat production. * A site selection assessment, facility delivery plan and delivery of a process flow design and diagrams to inform the overall design, subject to HAZOP review. * Mass flow calculation to inform application parameters of plant technical and safety requirements for the repurposed facility to fuel on-site vehicles. * A full survey and specification of required standards and planning applications to be used for the planning, construction and operation. * Assistance to Keele Estates team to identify and apply for required planning permission, and necessary compliance procedures. * A site evaluation and review of site safety to include but not limited to: consideration of redundant HyDEPLOY, and new HyDEX demonstrator infrastructure, the need for site segregation zones and reinforcement of current compound, access to services and proximity to connections to services and access for vehicles. * CAD drawings of the system, site details, and connected services, for use in planning, regulatory processes, and the construction phase. * A full capital cost estimate with options appraisal for Option a and Option b, with additional option for 350bar installation against a 700bar installation with specification detail for tendering of capital equipment and services. * Development of a project risk assessment and risk register to be used during planning, construction and operation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03cdfd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014383-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
24 - Chemical products
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
24111600 - Hydrogen
63712600 - Vehicle refuelling services
71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £303,660 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 May 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 May 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE UNIVERSITY OF KEELE
- Contact Name
- Darren Pearce
- Contact Email
- d.pearce@keele.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1782734124
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KEELE, STAFFORDSHIRE
- Postcode
- ST5 5NH
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Electoral Ward
- Keele
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
Further Information
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