Official UK procurement notice
3206/JN - Multi-Parameter Hydrogen Fuel Cell Test Station
Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWith co-funding from the European Regional Development Fund, the University of Sheffield has established a flagship national Translation Energy Research Centre (TERC) - a multitechnology, integrated platform for research, development and innovation at pilot-scale, to understand and demonstrate green energy solutions for a secure, affordable and sustainable energy system. It is one of the largest and best-equipped research and development facilities in Europe for zero-carbon energy, hydrogen, bioenergy, CCUS and combustion.
We aim to procure a hydrogen fuel cell tests station. It will be used to investigate the impact of the operating conditions (i.e. the temperature, pressure, gas composition and humidity) on single fuel cell or small fuel cell stacks. It will be also used to investigate the effect of the new materials and/or designs on the fuel cell performance.
CPV: Checking and testing apparatus · Humidity and moisture measuring instruments · Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring · Pressure-measuring equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1With co-funding from the European Regional Development Fund, the University of…Awarded
With co-funding from the European Regional Development Fund, the University of Sheffield has established a flagship national Translation Energy Research Centre (TERC) - a multi-technology, integrated platform for research, development and innovation at pilot-scale, to understand and demonstrate green energy solutions for a secure, affordable and sustainable energy system. It is one of the largest and best-equipped research and development facilities in Europe for zero-carbon energy, hydrogen, bioenergy, CCUS and combustion.
The facility is equipped with a number of hydrogen generating and consuming pilot-scale facilities used to further innovative large scale research and green solutions. To complement this, we aim to procure a hydrogen fuel cell tests station. It will be used to investigate the impact of the operating conditions (i.e. the temperature, pressure, gas composition and humidity) on single fuel cell or small fuel cell stacks. It will be also used to investigate the effect of the new materials and/or designs on the fuel cell performance.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Feb 2022, 09:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2022, 12:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Mar 2022 – …
- Authority reference
3206/JN- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019999- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0314f3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Mar 2022, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
9 Mar 2022 → 8 Dec 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline9 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened9 Mar 2022, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published22 Jul 2022, 12:10 BST
- Contract starts8 Dec 2022
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 May 2022, 11:29 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.7 | £88,035 | £98,116 | |
| — | TextV.2.4 | £88,035 | £98,116 |
Change in supplied equipment - This change has been made in accordance with Article 72(1)(c) of the European Directive and PCR 2015. This change was brought about due to the hydrogen equipment market suffering due to a combination of worldwide factors including the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. This has severely impacted the supply chain of the original equipment making it not viable due to fun…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-02: 1 release · 9 Feb 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvatek LtdSME | £88,035 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Alvatek LtdSME | £98,116 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012459-2022-3206/JN-1 · Alvatek LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 May 2022
- Value
- £88,035
- Period
- … – 9 Dec 2022
- Status
- active
Contract 019999-2022-3206/JN-1 · Alvatek LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 May 2022
- Value
- £98,116
- Period
- 8 Dec 2022 – 9 Dec 2022
- Status
- active
- Change Change in supplied equipment resulting in price increase. New equipment remain within original scope and purpose., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: This change was brought about due to the hydrogen equipment market suffering due to a combination of worldwide factors including the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. This has severely impacted the supply chain of the original equipment making it not viable due to funding restrictions and timescales. The new equipment follows the original scope and nature of the contract while allowing achievable timescales.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The University of SheffieldReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alvatek LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria