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PIN - PRO004803-Goods-Framework-Supply of Variable Speed Drives

Buyer: United Utilities Water Limited →

BuyerUnited Utilities Water Limited
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£3,000,000
Published29 May 2024

What is being bought

The supply of new and replacement Variable Speed Drives (VSD’s), including the supply of spares and parts as required from a maintenance perspective. New & replacement VSD’s supplied shall support the capital investment programme including provision to the UU Motor Control Centre (MCC) and Small Panel Framework Supplier’s under the VSD’s Framework terms & conditions, and to UU Wholesale Water & Wastewater Services. The types of equipment required include the supply of: • Basic 6 pulse chassis type VSD (for incorporation into factory built assemblies by others) plus their accessories • Harmonic-limiting equipment (either inherent within a VSD or supplied as an active or passive filter) to correct an individual or grouped installation of VSD’s. The services required covers: • Harmonic site survey measurement for both pre and post installation • Design of a harmonic-limiting solution covering a project specific application for an individual or group of VSD’s.

Delivery location

UKD

Categories

Electric motors, generators and transformers 31100000Power converters 31121110Electric rotary converters 31121111Inverters 31155000Switchgear 31214000Gears, gearing and driving elements 42140000

Lot details

Lot 1

In addition to the overview of the scope above, the following more detailed aspects form the additional scope of requirement. The specification describes the technical requirements for chassis type Variable Speed Drives (VSD’s) over the range of 1 to 2000kW. Drives shall meet the requirements of LV directive 73/23/EC with supplements and EMC directive 89/336/EEC with supplements. Each VSD shall be supplied in chassis form with ingress protection to IP20 or for VSD’s free standing panels in line with UU’s standard specifics. Units shall include a heat-sink with cooling fan (if required) VSDs in the range up to 900kW shall be capable of operation from an input supply voltage of 400V 3phase 50Hz ac (refer to Schedule of Prices) and shall provide a 3 phase output over a range 0 – 100Hz. Above this rating higher input voltages (690 or greater) may be used. VSD’s below 1kW may be offered having 230V single phase input. Drives shall be suitable for use within an environment temperature range of 0-40C and RH not exceeding 90%. The drive shall be capable of operating with centrifugal pump loads up to the specified kVA rating at 50Hz and optionally for constant torque loads (refer to Schedule of Prices). Each VSD shall be capable of continuous non-stop operation at full output kVA and 50Hz. Super-synchronous operation may be required where the driven equipment is compatible with this type of operation is suitable for the specified application, including the motor. Each drive shall be fitted with a warning label fixed to the front of the drives removable cover detailing capacitor discharge times. Each VSD shall include for the following protection functions: • Short Circuit • Under or Over Voltage • Motor Overload with speed dependent adjustment • Stall Prevention • Inverter over-temperature • Motor over-temperature (I2 t, PTC) • Parameter set-up protection Each of these if operated shall provide an alarm indication and outgoing signal to a relay and/or serial communications card. All VSDs shall be supplied with a basic operator panel complete with mounting kit and extension cable (if applicable), which shall be fixed into the door of the drive compartment (fitted by others for drives installed within motor control centres). This panel shall permit display of the following status values: • Drive Available • Running or Stopped • Output frequency (Hz) or speed (rpm or %) • Motor current • Drive Failed (plus code or text to define nature of failure) • Power monitoring including kW’s, kWhr, voltage (single and 3 phase), current. The panel shall permit the following operating functions: • Selection of Auto (for operation by the PLC) or Manual (local) control from the VSD. With the drive running in Auto it shall be possible for the operator to select Manual, whereupon the drive shall commence a sequence shutdown unless a start command is given. • Starting and stopping of the drive under manual control • Adjustment of the output frequency under manual control • Reset of faults The panel shall permit the following commissioning functions to be carried out: • Manual entry of drive setup parameters • Storage and retrieval of same • Access for modifications to configuration parameters for the drive shall not be possible without the use of a password. • Back-up/memory storage capability

Statusplanned

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Electric motors, generators and transformers, Power converters, Electric rotary converters, Inverters, SwitchgearNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 31. The category anchor is Electric motors, generators and transformers (31100000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 311,7745 median · 58.7 average (549 of 1,774 with a bid count)5.9 average (650 of 1,774 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer612 median · 12 average (1 of 6 with a bid count)1.5 average (2 of 6 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UKD1096 median · 22.4 average (17 of 109 with a bid count)2.9 average (30 of 109 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1068 median · 8 average (1 of 106 with a bid count)3 average (1 of 106 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-046c27
Latest release ID016784-2024
Latest release timestampWed May 29 2024 14:19:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0025
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£3,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
29 May 2024planning016784-2024

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
29 May 2024 · 016784-2024 · planning
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