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Design, commissioning and operating in-mineshaft heating experimental system (STEAM)

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde has awarded a contract for the "Design, commissioning and operating in-mineshaft heating experimental system (STEAM)" to TownRock Energy. The University, based in Glasgow, UK, initiated the tender process with a focus on the Education industry category. The contract, valued at £99,998 GBP, was signed on 11th August 2023. The procurement stage was categorised as "Award" with key dates being the contract signing deadline.

This tender by the University of Strathclyde presents an opportunity for businesses in the services sector. Companies with experience in experimental system design and operation, particularly in the thermal energy sector, are well-suited to compete. The procurement method used was an open procedure, inviting suppliers to submit solutions for the STEAM experiment. The geographical location for delivery is in East Ayrshire.

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Notice Title

Design, commissioning and operating in-mineshaft heating experimental system (STEAM)

Notice Description

Design, commissioning and operating in-mineshaft heating experimental system (STEAM)

Lot Information

Lot 1

STEAM (short for GigaWatt-Hour Subsurface Thermal Energy storAge: Engineered structures and legacy Mine shafts) is a 2-year 1.2M GBP research programme funded by EPSRC and led by the University of Strathclyde. The STEAM project examines the potential to use abandoned mine shafts for interseasonal storage of curtailed wind energy in the form of thermal energy. In 2020, wind curtailment payments in the UK were 282M GBP: enough to power 1.25 million homes and equivalent to 4 GBP per MWh of energy generated. There is 120GW of 'spare' electricity in East Ayrshire alone. Thermal stores used previously are limited in size and by their need for insulation. Flooded mine shafts containing millions of cubic meters of water are ubiquitous across much of the UK, yet the thermal storage opportunity within shafts is unexplored. The rock mass around the shafts is a medium-quality insulator but pilot work by STEAM partners at the University of Edinburgh has shown that as the rocks heat up, the insulation efficiency rises considerably in as little as three years. We will investigate the feasibility of using the spare electricity on windy days to heat up water in abandoned mine shafts, to be extracted on cold days into homes and businesses. The UK is peppered with mine shafts from the days of coal mining - we want to turn these holes in the ground into thermal stores to help balance the electrical grid and to decarbonise homes and businesses. The University seeks the expertise of a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to submit a solution for the design and operation of the STEAM experiment. The experimental programme will be co-developed with the contractor and the STEAM delivery team in response to the baseline datasets as they become available (in the first 9-12 months of the contract), and limitations of monitoring. The delivery team are expecting approximately 4-5 experimental phases, each lasting 10-14 days, to take place in Q4 2023 - Q1 2024. The University is looking to secure the services of a single supplier, who will manage sub-contractors where needed, to deliver the listed objectives and requirements related to the safe establishment and operation of an in-shaft heating system and monitoring programme.

Options: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at its sole discretion exercise this option.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000719997
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495579
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

42 - Industrial machinery

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

09320000 - Steam, hot water and associated products

09323000 - District heating

39715200 - Heating equipment

42511110 - Heat pumps

42940000 - Machinery for the heat treatment of materials

44622000 - Heat-recovery systems

71321200 - Heating-system design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£99,998 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Aug 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
magdalena.bamford@strath.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7811592949

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1QE
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TOWNROCK ENERGY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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