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Published 9 Feb 2021, 13:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Worthing Heat Network Project

Official notice

Authority: Worthing Borough Council/Adur District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive dialogue
Published estimate£250,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 16 May 2022awarded 7 May 2024
Awarded to Pinnacle Power Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To finance, design, build, operate and maintain a heat network in Worthing using a corporate concession model.

CPV: District heating · District-heating mains construction work · District-heating plant construction work · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy meters · Energy-management services · Heating equipment · Heating-system design services · Operation of a power plant · Pipeline-design services · Public utilities · Repair and maintenance of plant

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: 47.5%Price: 25%Social value: 10%Environmental: 17.5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Growth: 12.5%
  • Supply: 15%
  • Deliverability: 10%
  • Risk: 10%
  • Fair Pricing: 25%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Environment: 17.5%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Environment: 17.5
  • Growth: 12.5
  • Fair Pricing: 25
  • Supply: 15
  • Deliverability: 10
  • Risk: 10
  • Social Value: 10
  • N/A: 0
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
Competitive dialogue
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
9 Feb 2021, 13:31 GMT
Last source update
5 Jun 2024, 19:05 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017520
Classification (CPV)
District heatingDistrict-heating mains construction workDistrict-heating plant construction workElectricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyEnergy metersEnergy-management servicesHeating equipmentHeating-system design servicesOperation of a power plantPipeline-design services
+2 morePublic utilitiesRepair and maintenance of plant
Delivery area
South East (UKJ27)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029188 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

WBC will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point the award decision is notified to tenderers. Any communication and/or claims must be made by a tenderer in accordance with the process and timescales set out in the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (SI 2015 No 102).

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=863208598 GO Reference: GO-202465-PRO-26437841

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
16 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Oct 2021 → 5 Jun 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    14 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    5 Jun 2024, 19:05 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2022
  1. Published value published: £250,000,000
    11 Apr 2022, 16:05 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    11 Apr 2022, 16:05 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    11 Apr 2022, 16:05 BST
  4. Deadline published: 16 May 2022, 12:00 BST
    11 Apr 2022, 16:05 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    11 Apr 2022, 16:05 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    5 Jun 2024, 19:05 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    5 Jun 2024, 19:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 7 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Pinnacle Power Limited£250,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Worthing Borough Council/Adur District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Worthing Town Hall, Chapel Road, Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, South East, BN43 5WUContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England & WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HemikoAwarded supplier08331646 137-144 High Holborn, London, South East, WC1V 6PL

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