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Published 20 Dec 2023, 15:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Design, Supply, Installation & Commissioning of an On-Site Oxygen Storage and Generation Capability

Official notice

Authority: Glass Futures (Public body)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£4,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Jan 2024awarded 16 May 2024
Awarded to Air Products PLC

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Design, supply, install and commission a Liquid Oxygen Fuel System for the GFL site in St

Helens, North West England. The contract will be split into two lots:

Lot 1 - Supply, Installation & Commissioning of a leased LOx storage plant and associated

contract to deliver oxygen over initial 3 year period

Lot 2 - Supply, Installation & Commissioning of a PSV/VPSA plant to produce circa

300Nm3/hr of oxygen on site

CPV: Engineering design services · Gas generators · Gas storage services · Gases · Industrial gases · Industrial machinery · Oxygen

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Supply, Installation & Commissioning of a leased LOx storage plant and associated contract to deliver oxygen over initial 3 year periodAwarded

This contract is for the supply, installation and Commissioning of a leased LOx Storage Plant

and oxygen over 3 year period Additional information: This procurement is related to a project financed by UK Government funds via UKRI Grant

Funding Agreement

Delivery: North West
Extensions: Options will be included in the procurement documents and are associated with the specification and inclusion of equipment based upon technical solution and priceVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Supply, Installation & Commissioning of a psa/vpsa plant to produce circa 300Nm3/hr of oxygen on siteCancelled

Supply, Installation and Commissioning of PSA/VPSA plant to produce oxygen on site. Additional information: This procurement is related to a project financed by UK Government funds via UKRI Grant

Funding Agreement

Delivery: North West
Extensions: Options will be included in the procurement documents and associated with the specification and inclusion of equipment based upon technical solutionVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
20 Dec 2023, 15:18 GMT
Last source update
12 Jun 2024, 12:29 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
GFL/2023/10
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018167
Classification (CPV)
Engineering design servicesGas generatorsGas storage servicesGasesIndustrial gasesIndustrial machineryOxygen
Delivery area
North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0428c8 Find a Tender

Publisher note: It is the intention that Lot 2 will be awarded at a later date, and a separate notice will be published with regards to this. (MT Ref:232099)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
31 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Jan 2024 → 12 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    23 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    31 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    12 Jun 2024, 12:29 BST

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jan 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 30 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
    17 Jan 2024, 09:07 GMT
    +7 days · was 23 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
  2. Deadline moved to 31 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
    30 Jan 2024, 09:59 GMT
    +1 days · was 30 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Jun 2024, 12:29 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.223 Jan 202430 Jan 2024+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.723 Jan 202430 Jan 2024+7 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.230 Jan 202431 Jan 2024+1 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.730 Jan 202431 Jan 2024+1 d

Tender submission deadline has been extended to 10am Tuesday 30th January 2024

Tender submission deadline has been extended to 10am Wednesday 31st January 2024

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-12: 1 release · 20 Dec 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £4,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 May 2024

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Supply, Installation & Commissioning of a leased LOx storage plant and associated contract to deliver oxygen over initial 3 year period · Air Products PLC

    Signed
    16 May 2024
    Value
    £4,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Supply, Installation & Commissioning of a leased LOx storage plant and associated contract to deliver oxygen over initial 3 year period2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Glass Futures

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawResearch & Development 9 Churchill Way, Chapeltown, Sheffield, UK, S35 2PYContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Air ProductsAwarded supplier Hersham Place Technology Park, Molesey Road, Walton-On-Thames, UK, KT12 4RZ

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria