Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Wales And West Utilities
Wales & West House, Spooner Close, Coedkernew
NEWPORT
NP108FZ
Contact
Nicola Griffiths
nicola.griffiths@wwutilities.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Companies House
05046791
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
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
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Strategic Innovation Funding - Round 3
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) programme is investing up to £450 million in network innovation over the next 5 years. SIF is positioned to respond to industry obstacles and represents a major investment in the pace of innovation in the sector. SIF is funded by energy consumers through the price cap mechanism.
The vision of the SIF is to
* support Ofgem in facilitating the UK's transition to net zero, at lowest cost to the consumer
*position the UK as the 'Silicon Valley' of energy
Ofgem undertakes a four stage process to foster innovation and tackle issues facing the sector:
* Challenge Setting.
* Ideation.
* Incubation.
* Acceleration.
The ideation phase focuses on enabling the most ambitious and targeted ideas to reach the networks and be pitched as potential solutions for meeting the innovation challenges. These ideas should align with the innovation challenges which have been developed with industry and key stakeholders through the challenge setting process.
The Challenges for this round are:
Challenge 1: Whole system network planning and utilisation to facilitate faster and cheaper network transformation and asset rollout
Challenge 2: Novel technical and market approaches to deliver an equitable and secure net zero power system
Challenge 3: Unlocking energy system flexibility to accelerate electrification of heat
Challenge 4: Enabling power-to-gas (P2G) to provide system flexibility and energy network optimisation
The SIF programme funding opportunities are delivered over different phases:
* Discovery Phase: projects must last up to three months and have a total requested funding of no more than £150,000, exclusive of VAT.
* Alpha Phase: projects must last up to six months and have a total requested funding of no more than £500,000, exclusive of VAT.
* Beta Phase: projects must last up to five years and have a total requested funding of no more than £10 million, exclusive of VAT. Total costs and funding requests of more than this may be considered on a case by case basis.
If you wish to be considered to be included for this work please contact nicola.griffiths@wwutilities for the submission template.
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/strategic-innovation-fund-round-three-innovation-challenges
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
WWU have requirement to procure services that will support the delivery of any projects associated with the SIF challenges that WWU obtain funding via Ofgem.
Please note the funding is not guaranteed and needs to be applied for on each individual project. WWU's chosen partners will need to support these applications.
If you wish to be considered to be included for this work please contact nicola.griffiths@wwutilities for the submission template.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
69
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
WWU have requirement to procure services that will support the delivery of any projects associated with the SIF challenges that WWU obtain funding via Ofgem.
Please note the funding is not guaranteed and needs to be applied for on each individual project. WWU's chosen partners will need to support these applications.
If you wish to be considered to be included for this work please contact nicola.griffiths@wwutilities for the submission template.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
69
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
WWU have requirement to procure services that will support the delivery of any projects associated with the SIF challenges that WWU obtain funding via Ofgem.
Please note the funding is not guaranteed and needs to be applied for on each individual project. WWU's chosen partners will need to support these applications.
If you wish to be considered to be included for this work please contact nicola.griffiths@wwutilities for the submission template.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
69
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
15 August 2023
Local time
10:00am
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.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Wales & West Utilities
Newport
Country
United Kingdom