Official UK procurement notice
Power to Sustainable Fuel Pilot Plant (Fischer-Tropsch) - 4 Lots
Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)
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 (minimum 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.
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 them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1(3 modules)AwardedPublished value£935,000
Lot #2Hydrocracking and hydrogeneration moduleCancelledPublished value£900,000
Lot #3Distillation moduleCancelledPublished value£180,000
Lot #4Site FlareCancelledPublished value£80,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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
- 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
- 16 Dec 2022, 13:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2023, 09:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
3586/DM/22- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020211- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0391f0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Jan 2023 → 14 Jul 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline23 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Feb 2023
- Notice published14 Jul 2023, 09:39 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jan 2023- Deadline moved to 23 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT18 Jan 2023, 12:52 GMT+5 days · was 18 Jan 2023, 16:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2023, 09:39 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 18 Jan 2023 | 23 Jan 2023 | +5 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7 | 20 Jan 2023 | 30 Jan 2023 | +10 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · (3 modules)1 award | |||
| OXCCU Tech Ltd. | £1,019,216 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020211-2023-3586/DM/22-1 · OXCCU Tech Ltd.
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- £1,019,216
- Period
- … – 31 May 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · (3 modules) | 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The University of SheffieldReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OXCCU Tech Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria