UK Research & Innovation: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Multiple Solar Photovoltaic Systems (Ground Mounted)

UK-Swindon: Solar panels.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UK Research & Innovation
       Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1EU, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1235445133, Email: STFCProcurement@ukri.org
       Contact: STFC Procurement
       Main Address: www.ukri.org
       NUTS Code: UKK14

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Scientific Research

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Multiple Solar Photovoltaic Systems (Ground Mounted)            
      Reference number: UKRI-1060

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         09331000 - Solar panels.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Multiple Solar Photovoltaic Systems (Ground Mounted)

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,828,653.02
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKD61 - Warrington
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Warrington
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Multiple Solar Photovoltaic Systems (Ground Mounted) at the Daresbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: UKRI-1060    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 01/03/2021

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Absolute Solar & Wind Limited, SC328796
             Arisaig Farm, Alexandria, G83 8ND, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKM82
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,828,653.02
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=587198265

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UK Research & Innovation
          www.ukri.org, Swindon, SN2 1EU, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/04/2021




ANNEX D

   2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

         The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

   3. Explanation
          This procurement was managed as a fully compliant competition via the Crown Commercial Services Heat Networks
and Electricity Generations Assets (HELGA) framework, reference RM3824.
This framework was procured and established in 2018, fully compliant with all applicable procurement regulation and
legislation at the time of creation. Use of the framework through the use of further competition remains compliant with
those same regulations.