Tender

Design, Installation, Operation & Maintenance of a District Heat Network within Hull City Centre

  • Hull City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-030884

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04a35a

Published 26 September 2024, 7:49pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Hull City Council

The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street

Hull

HU1 2AA

Contact

Mark Homersham

Email

mark.homersham@hullcc.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1482613694

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of

National registration number

168524345

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.hull.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104102

one.3) Communication

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

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=84580&B=UK

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=84580&B=UK

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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

Design, Installation, Operation & Maintenance of a District Heat Network within Hull City Centre

Reference number

90247

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45251250 - District-heating plant construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority intends to appoint a Contractor to design and build (and to subsequently Operate and Maintain) a low carbon heat network and associated energy centre in the city of Hull. The heat network is intended to be expanded in future Phases. The requirements relate to Phase 1 of the Heat Network and the Energy Centre. Kingston upon Hull City Council is conducting the procurement using the Negotiated Procedure with prior call for competition in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 47 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 . 274) ) (UCR 2016). The Authority reserves the right to proceed with the award of the contract following the initial tender submission should it determine, at its sole discretion, that the bids received can be accepted without proceeding with the negotiated stage. It is intended to appoint a principal contractor for these works to start in early 2025, and for Phase 1 of the network fully completed by March 2028.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £125,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32424000 - Network infrastructure
  • 42515000 - District heating boiler
  • 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
  • 45251000 - Construction works for power plants and heating plants
  • 45251200 - Heating plant construction work
  • 45251250 - District-heating plant construction work
  • 09323000 - District heating

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of
Main site or place of performance

Kingston upon Hull

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority intends to appoint a Contractor to design and build (and to subsequently Operate and Maintain) a low carbon heat network and associated energy centre in the city of Hull (the Project). The heat network is intended to be expanded in future Phases. The Project requirements relate to Phase 1 of the Heat Network and the Energy Centre. Within the Phase 1 design, there are four key components of the Project infrastructure: • A waste heat exchange facility and associated infrastructure • The Energy Centre, a new building housing blended heat generation plant, pumping and thermal storage plant located within the city at the Trippett Street Car Park. • The Heat Network, a buried pre-insulated two-pipe low temperature flow and return distribution network consisting of mains, branches and building connections. • Building heat interface connections, plate heat exchangers / heat interface units (HIU) plant and equipment located within customer plant rooms serving customer secondary heating and hot water systems. Kingston upon Hull City Council (the Authority) is conducting the procurement using the Negotiated Procedure with prior call for competition in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 47 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 . 274) ) (UCR 2016) for the purpose of procuring the works and services described in the Specification documents (Works and Services). The Authority reserves the right to proceed with the award of the contract following the initial tender submission should it determine, at its sole discretion, that the bids received can be accepted without proceeding with the negotiated stage. It is intended to appoint a principal contractor for these requirements in late 2024, with works to start in early 2025, and for Phase 1 of the network fully completed by March 2028.

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: £125,000,000

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

Start date

1 March 2025

End date

28 February 2034

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


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Requirements detailed within the tender documentation relating to demonstration of capability and professional qualifications / competency.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

Requirements detailed within the tender documentation, Invitation to Tender document and Standard Selection Questionnaire.

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

Requirements detailed within the tender documentation relating to demonstration of capability and professional qualifications / competency.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:

This procurement is for a significant piece of infrastructure to support the Authority's carbon reduction strategy. The initial works to deliver Phase 1 (Design & Build) of the Heat Network will take 3 years to complete, and the successful contractor will also be appointed to take over the Operation & Maintenance of the Heat Network for up to the first 9 - 10 years (only).

four.1.5) Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations

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

15 November 2024

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 15 May 2025


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Town Clerk, Hull City Council

The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street

Hull

HU1 2AA

Country

United Kingdom