UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-3929 UK-Norway Green Shipping Corridors Pre-feasibility Study

UK-Swindon: Business and management consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UK Research & Innovation
       Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1793867000, Email: corporateprocurement@ukri.org
       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: No

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

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Research

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: UKRI-3929 UK-Norway Green Shipping Corridors Pre-feasibility Study            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79410000 - Business and management consultancy services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Innovate UK part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), in partnership with the UK Department for Transport and the Norwegian Maritime Authority, iis awarding a contract for a pre-feasibility study investigating Green Corridor routes between the UK and Norway.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 249,766
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Innovate UK part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), in partnership with the UK Department for Transport and the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, will fund one pre-feasibility study investigating Green Corridor routes between the UK and Norway.

The pre-feasibility study will inform future national and international policy and research decisions and the results will be used by UK and Norway government, industry and academia.

A Green Shipping Corridor is a maritime route, between two or more ports, on which scalable zero emission (well-to-wake) vessels are demonstrated and supported. This involves sourcing or production of scalable zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission fuel or energy and arrangements for its transportation and distribution, putting in place storage and refuelling or recharging infrastructure in port, securing any electrical grid infrastructure, and deploying zero GHG emission capable vessels to operationally demonstrate zero-emission shipping on a given route. Corridors must, therefore, be a collaboration across the full shipping value chain.

The supplier will be required to:
A.Engage with UK and Norwegian organisations which includes identification, engagement and full buy in from all Green Corridor stakeholders. Stakeholders include (but are not limited to) ports, vessel owners / operators, supply chains, industry associations and government organisations.
B.Include a Norwegian stakeholder or cooperating partner with expertise and networks in the Norwegian maritime sector.
C.Collect and analyse the data and evidence provided by Green Corridor stakeholders. Analysis must stand up to scrutiny and be performed from a position of scientific validity.
D.Produce a comprehensive report on the environmental, technology, commercial, economic and regulatory (vessel and port) findings from the analysis.
E.Provide a comprehensive analysis of at least three case study Green Corridor routes between the UK and Norway and produce a detailed roadmap that shows how to achieve demonstrations of these routes.
F.Report periodically on the progress of the pre-feasibility study. Reporting requirements will be agreed with Innovate UK and DfT with Norwegian governmental organisations providing consent for tailored public releases.

The supplier will be required to conduct a comprehensive review of current and future routes between the two countries. This pre-feasibility study will commence in October 2024 and conclude in March 2025.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 10
            

      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: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35388P3S5P


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   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: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-018060
      
   

   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: Not Provided    
   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: 01/10/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 8
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         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)
             Ricardo Aea Ltd, 08229264
             Shoreham Technical Centre, West Sussex,, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ27
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 250,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 249,766
         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=907923393

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          United Kingdom Research & Innovation
          Swindon, SN2 1FL, 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: 05/12/2024