Official UK procurement notice
Power to Sustainable Fuel Pilot Plant (Fischer-Tropsch) - 4 Lots
Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Sheffield's Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC) is one of the largest and best equipped national R&D centres in Europe for zero-carbon energy, hydrogen, bioenergy, and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). We are looking to procure a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pilot plant based on Fischer-Tropsch technology.
The SAF plant is required to produce 1.5+ L/h of sustainable aviation fuel to Jet A1 ASTM specification D1655 (with flash point of 38+°C and a freeze point maximum of -47°C). The plant shall utilise onsite CO2 (minimum2 / 8 as an industrial gas, but preferably CO2 captured onsite from bioenergy exhaust gases) and on-site generated green H2 as feedstocks. It shall also have the option to use biomass syngas from an onsite wood gasifier.
This tender is made up of 4 distinct lots, comprising of 6 individual modules:
CPV: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£2,095,000 together) · win at most 4 of themLot #1(x 3 modules)CancelledPublished value£935,000
Lot #2Hydrocracking and hydrogeneration moduleCancelledPublished value£900,000
Lot #3#6 Distillation moduleCancelledPublished value£180,000
Lot #4#7 Site flareCancelledPublished value£80,000
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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 sub-criteria (2)
- Various: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Various: 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 13 Sept 2022, 11:36 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2022, 12:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
3495/DM/22- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035488- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
18 Oct 2022 → 15 Dec 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline18 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Nov 2022
- Notice published15 Dec 2022, 12:18 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2022- Status changed to unsuccessful15 Dec 2022, 12:18 GMT
- Buyer details updated15 Dec 2022, 12:18 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The University of SheffieldReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria