Notice Information
Notice Title
Liquid CO2 Supply Agreement for the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research
Notice Description
Supply of bulk liquid CO2 on a 3 year contract supply basis. Ability to fix a competitive price is essential including fixed rate of indexation (not subject to inflationary or force majeure price increases). Need to be able to guarantee supply of 6,000 tonnes per annum in the differing monthly supply volumes required by the project. Also includes a PhD Scholarship fund to apply and translate science and engineering research which will ensure further sustainable outcomes from the project. The requirement includes the supply of food grade Liquid CO2, via tanker to the BIFoR FACE facility in the West Midlands. Transport deliveries will be scheduled to meet demand whilst utilising remote monitoring of the storage facility at BIFoR FACE. Access will be required 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Supply of bulk liquid CO2 on a 3 year contract supply basis. Ability to fix a competitive price is essential including fixed rate of indexation (not subject to inflationary or force majeure price increases). Need to be able to guarantee supply of 6,000 tonnes per annum in the differing monthly supply volumes required by the project. Also includes a PhD Scholarship fund to apply and translate science and engineering research which will ensure further sustainable outcomes from the project. The requirement includes the supply of food grade Liquid CO2, via tanker to the BIFoR FACE facility in the West Midlands. Transport deliveries will be scheduled to meet demand whilst utilising remote monitoring of the storage facility at BIFoR FACE. Access will be required 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week.
Options: Any extension option will be agreed between the parties and form part of a further notice, if required.
Procurement Information
Supply of bulk liquid CO2 on a 3 year contract supply basis. Ability to fix a competitive price is essential including fixed rate of indexation (not subject to inflationary or force majeure price increases) for affordability reasons for a strategic research project with a finite budget. Need to be able to guarantee supply of 6,000 tonnes per annum in the differing monthly supply volumes required by the project. Also includes a PhD Scholarship fund to apply and translate science and engineering research which will ensure further sustainable outcomes from the project. The requirement includes the supply of food grade Liquid CO2, via tanker to the BIFoR FACE facility in the West Midlands. Transport deliveries will be scheduled to meet demand whilst utilising remote monitoring of the storage facility at BIFoR FACE. Access will be required 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0417fa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033521-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
24112100 - Carbon dioxide
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,420,725 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Nov 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
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
- Contact Name
- Paul Markham
- Contact Email
- p.markham@bham.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1214158807
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG31 Birmingham
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Edgbaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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