Contract

GFL Batch Plant Fabrication, Installation and Commissioning

  • Glass Futures Limited (GFL)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-005721

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02ef3a

Published 2 March 2022, 2:14pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Glass Futures Limited (GFL)

9 Churchill Way, Chapeltown

Sheffield

S35 2PY

Contact

GFL Procurement Team

Email

Procurement@glass-futures.org

Telephone

+44 7584730421

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE32 - Sheffield

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.glass-futures.org/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research and Technology


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

GFL Batch Plant Fabrication, Installation and Commissioning

Reference number

BPT002

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 42000000 - Industrial machinery

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Supply and install of glass melting raw material batch plant equipment including the storage, weighing, mixing and transfer of materials and the associated support and access steelwork.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £4,450,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 42923000 - Weighing machinery and scales
  • 42417310 - Conveyor belts
  • 45223210 - Structural steelworks
  • 45262400 - Structural steel erection work
  • 44613110 - Silos

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD71 - East Merseyside
Main site or place of performance

East Merseyside

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The subject matter of this procurement exercise is the supply of articles comprising of specialised equipment and fabrication of components to meet the requirements of the GFL Pilot Facility Batch Plant Detailed Design Specification and the installation of those articles at the site. The successful supplier will also be responsible for the commissioning, handover and training for GFL representatives of those articles on site.

Background

Glass Futures Ltd is creating a new glassmaking Pilot Plant facility in St Helens, United Kingdom, to provide a Global Centre of Excellence for sustainable manufacture of glass. It will bridge the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) gap between research activity and full commercial implementation. The facility will have full plant utilities and services, a full-scale Batch Plant, initially a 30 tonnes per day furnace complete with container and flat glass manufacturing capability.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Options will be included in the procurement documents and are associated with the specification and inclusion of equipment based upon technical solution and price.

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

The procurement is related to a project financed by UK Government funds via UKRI Grant Funding Agreement.

UKRI Project Code: 107249 GFA relating to Glass Pilot Scale Facility


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-026573


Section five. Award of contract

Title

GFL Batch Plant Fabrication, Installation and Commissioning

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 February 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

EME GmbH

Wockerather Weg 45

Erkelenz

Country

Germany

NUTS code
  • DE - Germany
National registration number

HRB 8446

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £4,400,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=669150208

GO Reference: GO-202232-PRO-19728676

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Glass Futures Limited

9 Churchill Way, Chapeltown

Sheffield

S35 2PY

Telephone

+44 7584730421

Country

United Kingdom