Tender

Colchester Northern Gateway Heat Network

  • Colchester Borough Council
  • Colchester Amphora Energy Ltd

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-005665

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-029d92

Published 19 March 2021, 4:32pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Colchester Borough Council

Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road

Colchester

CO3 3WG

Email

procurement@colchester.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1206508637

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH3 - Essex

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.colchester.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.colchester.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Colchester Amphora Energy Ltd

Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road

Colchester

CO3 3WG

Email

procurement@colchester.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH3 - Essex

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.colchesteramphora.com

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Colchester:-District-heating./VZRP6NXYCE

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Other activity

Installation and operation of district heat network


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Colchester Northern Gateway Heat Network

Reference number

0205

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 09323000 - District heating
    • IA01 - Design and construction

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Colchester Borough Council (the Council) and Colchester Amphora Energy Ltd (CAEL - wholly owned by the Council) are procuring a low-carbon heat network to supply heat to homes, offices and healthcare facilities at Colchester’s new Northern Gateway development. This scheme is based on an open loop Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) within an energy centre together with associated pipe network.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £8,200,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Construction of energy centre and operation and maintenance of heat network

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45251250 - District-heating plant construction work
    • KA01 - For district heating

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance

Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

•Design and build of the Energy Centre containing the heat pump, boilers and thermal store, and the remotely located bore hole pumps and ancillary equipment which together with the heat network installed by the LOT 2 contractor and the Existing Works shall be commissioned and set to work by the LOT 1 contractor as an entire heat network using an IET MF1 (rev 6) contract entered into by the Council and the successful bidder.

•Design review and adoption of the DH Network to be constructed by the LOT 2 contractor and the review and adoption of the Existing Works together with the subsequent Operation and Maintenance of the entire Heat Network Scheme, which shall include the Energy Centre and all plant and equipment contained therein as well as the heat network installed by the LOT 2 contractor, entered into by CAEL and the successful bidder, using a bespoke contract for 5 years with the option for CAEL to extend for up to a further 5 years.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £7,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

68

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The O&M element is the contract between CAEL and there is the option for the contract to be extended for up to a further 60 months.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Colchester Borough Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage of the process and not to proceed with the award of any contract. Under no circumstances shall CBC be liable to any candidate or tenderer in respect of its tendering costs.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Installation of heat network pipes

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45232140 - District-heating mains construction work

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance

Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Installation of the DH Network into trenches for most of the developments constructed by the plot developers which will be installed in phases as plots on the development are sold and built out which is anticipated to be over a minimum of 5 years using a JCT Measured term Contract 2016 entered into by the Council and the successful bidder.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Colchester Borough Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage of the process and not to proceed with the award of any contract. Under no circumstances shall CBC be liable to any candidate or tenderer in respect of its tendering costs.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

3 June 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Colchester:-District-heating./VZRP6NXYCE

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/VZRP6NXYCE

GO Reference: GO-2021319-PRO-17958883

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079476000

Country

United Kingdom