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Published 10 Aug 2023, 12:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Grid Connection Support to Welsh Government RED

Official notice

Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£240,000exc. VAT51.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Sept 2023awarded 22 Jan 2024
Awarded to TNEI Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bidders were invited to submit Bids to be awarded the Contract for Grid Connection Support to the Welsh Governments RED. The Contract is for the delivery of the Services described in the Specification. For information purposes the potential value of the Contract was estimated to be GBP220,000 to GBP240,000 exc. VAT (GBP264,000.00 to GBP288,000 inc VAT). The successful bidder awarded the contract was TNEI Ltd.

Welsh Government is carrying out feasibility work on several wind farm projects across Wales. The projects are at feasibility stage and support is required to obtain grid connections and generation licences (or licence exemptions) for each project. In addition, wider grid strategy is required, on an ad hoc basis as the portfolio of projects develops. In October 2022, the Welsh Government announced that they will establish a renewable energy developer for Wales, wholly owned by the Welsh Government. A portfolio of projects is currently being developed by the Welsh Government Renewable Energy Developer (RED) programme team and the programme is expected to transition into the new arms-length company by April 2024.

RED are currently developing five onshore wind projects on the Welsh Government Woodland Estate, and expect this portfolio to grow over the coming years. All five projects plan to secure grid connection offers by the end of 2023. To support the projects’ development, the Welsh Government’s project team are seeking suitably experienced consultants to support with grid applications, generation licence or licence exemption applications, as well as wider programme-level grid strategy support. The consultant would be working with the RED programme manager and director and the individual RED project managers.

CPV: Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Energy-management services · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Network infrastructure · Other sources of energy supplies and distribution · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Bidders are invited to submit Bids to be awarded the Contract for Grid Connection…AwardedPublished value£240,000

Bidders are invited to submit Bids to be awarded the Contract for Grid Connection Support to the Welsh Governments RED. The Contract is for the delivery of the Services as described in the Specification. For information purposes the potential value of the Contract is estimated to be GBP220,000 to GBP240,000 exc. VAT (GBP264,000.00 to GBP288,000 inc VAT)

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Delivery: Wales
Variant 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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
10 Aug 2023, 12:56 BST
Last source update
1 Feb 2024, 09:29 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
C065/2023/2024
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003297
Classification (CPV)
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyEnergy and related servicesEnergy-efficiency consultancy servicesEnergy-management servicesInfrastructure works consultancy servicesNetwork infrastructureOther sources of energy supplies and distributionPetroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eea1 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:138580)

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
14 Sept 2023, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Sept 2023 → 1 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Sept 2023, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Feb 2024, 09:29 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Feb 2024, 09:29 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £117,0251 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 62 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TNEI Services Ltd£117,025 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 003297-2024-C065/2023/2024-1 · TNEI Services Ltd

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    £117,025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park, Caerdydd / Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TNEI Services LtdAwarded supplier Bainbridge House, London Road, Manchester, UK, M12PWContact phone

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