Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
United Utilities Water Limited
Lingley Mere Business Park
Warrington
WA5 3LP
Contact
Steven Turner
Telephone
+44 07721177069
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD - North West (England)
National registration number
02366678
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.unitedutilities.com
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/43984
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PRO004661-Works-Contract-CHP Future Strategy Replacement Model
Reference number
PRO004661
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45251000 - Construction works for power plants and heating plants
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
United Utilities Water Limited (UUW) operates a fleet of biogas fuelled Combined Heat & Power (CHP) engines which are located at their sludge digestion sites.
Developing our future strategy we are undertaking pre-market research to understand market offerings for the following services.
1) Design and build (DB) of CHP installations
2) Design, build and finance (DBF) installations, with O&M by UUW
3) Design, build, finance, operate and maintain (DBFOM)
For option 3 we are interested in understanding how this model can be delivered, e.g. would this be through the sale of the biogas from UUW to the provider, and/or sale of electricity and heat back to UUW.
Responses detailing variations of the above services are welcome.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45251100 - Construction work for power plant
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide background on our CHP fleet, we currently have circa 29MWe of capacity installed across 14 sites.
Our replacement programme includes two sites in the next 12 months with a series of other sites to follow over the next 4 years. The sites requiring replacement in the next 12 months are located at Bolton and Bury.
Any information provided / requested is for information purposes only and to assess the current market position.
two.2.14) Additional information
This notice is a request for information only at this stage. A Contract Notice will be published in due course. For the estimated date refer to section 11.3) Estimate date of publication of contract notice.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
24 October 2022
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: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Instructions for response can be found by selecting event ID from the list of events found at the link below:
https://uk-eu-supply.com/ctm/sipplier/publictenders?B=UNITEDUTILITIES
If you are not registered on Mercell EU Supply, please refer to the New Supplier Registration guide which has been uploaded on to the event. Respondents are asked to complete and return the response sheet and direct all questions via Mercell EU Supply.