Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-3443 Battery Energy Storage System for the ASPIRE-II Project
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe ASPIRE II project aims to create an Ammonia Synthesis Plant powered solely by renewable energy. It aims to prove the plant's reliability in off-grid settings with varying climates. Featuring four main subsystems and the capability to adjust ammonia production based on available renewable power, the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) seeks to manage fluctuations between plant consumption and variable renewable energy sources.
CPV: Batteries
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Ammonia Synthesis Plant using Intermittent Renewable Energy 2 (ASPIRE II) project…Published value£250,000
The Ammonia Synthesis Plant using Intermittent Renewable Energy 2 (ASPIRE II) project is a demonstration plant which will be built to generate green ammonia using only renewable energy sources. The goal of the project is to prove the system can operate reliably in off grid locations with varying climates. The plant includes four main subsystems, a nitrogen generator, a hydrogen generator, a flexible ammonia synthesis loop and a thermal store. A key requirement of the plant is that the ammonia production rate can be flexed in proportion to the available renewable power. The response rate of the largest load, the electrolyser, is of the order 2 seconds and consumes some 80% of the energy required for the plant. This response rate is key to facilitating tracking of the renewable power however we expect some imbalance between plant power consumption and available renewable power especially when the available renewable power fluctuates rapidly. We envisage the BESS will bridge these imbalances and that the charge status of the BESS will be used as a signal to control the plant generation rate. The demonstrator will be built at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 21 Dec 2023, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Dec 2023, 16:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-3443- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037737- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042951Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Batteries./H857SYYG9Z" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Batteries./H857SYYG9Z</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H857SYYG9Z" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H857SYYG9Z</a> GO Reference: GO-20231221-PRO-24835747
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jan 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Dec 2023 → 25 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published21 Dec 2023, 16:06 GMT
- Submission deadline25 Jan 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Research and InnovationReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.