Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Falkirk Council
The Foundry, 4 Central Park, Central Boulevard
Larbert
FK5 4RU
Contact
Michael McGuinness
michael.mcguinness@falkirk.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1324506566
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM76 - Falkirk
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00184
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Procurement of Grangemouth Sustainable Manufacturing Campus (GSMC) Private Sector Partner
Reference number
PS/363/24
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Falkirk Council wishes to secure a partner(s) who will realise the national opportunity that exists to drive forward innovation - delivering against the area’s Net Zero and Just transition aims.
The establishment of the Grangemouth Sustainable Manufacturing Campus (GSMC) is being delivered as a consequence of the catalyst provided by the Falkirk Growth Deal (FGD) and aligns with the Grangemouth Future Industries Board (GFIB) and its development of the Just Transition Vision for the Grangemouth Industrial Cluster.
GSMC will house two new co-located research and development (R&D) centres in Grangemouth. The centres are:
- Bioeconomy Accelerator Pilot Plant (BAPP): a project to provide a focal point of existing and developing knowledge in modern industrial biotechnology; to create further industrial biotechnology opportunities through collaborations between industry, academia, and government stakeholders; and to support industrial decarbonisation efforts within Scotland and the UK, while offering knowledge transfer expertise to an international client base.
- Carbon Dioxide Utilisation (CDU) Centre: a UK centre for advanced carbon dioxide utilisation technology testing to help build CO2 emitters’ confidence on adopting CDU technologies and, break the barriers of CDU technology providers to test and commercialise their technologies faster.
Falkirk Council is, therefore, seeking to test the market for a partner organisation, or consortium, to assume responsibility for the full process of development, delivery and ownership of GSMC. Falkirk Council anticipate that this may be via a staged approach including the following steps:
1) Full Business Case development and sign off;
2) Design and delivery of GSMC asset(s); and
3) Operation of GSMC.
See attached additional document for further information.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £25,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73111000 - Research laboratory services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 24112100 - Carbon dioxide
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM76 - Falkirk
Main site or place of performance
Wholeflats Road, Grangemouth, Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please see attached document for full description.
two.2.14) Additional information
Further information on GSMC , including related Outline Business Case and associated documentation can be provided upon request to michael.mcguinness@falkirk.gov.uk. Please note that Falkirk Council will require the signing of a Non-Disclosure Agreement to release these documents.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 March 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=770991.
(SC Ref:770991)