Hysbysiad contract
Adran I:
Endid
contractio
I.1) Enw a chyfeiriad
The Council of the City of Sunderland
City Hall, Plater Way
Sunderland
SR1 3AD
UK
Person cyswllt: Mr Chris Cummings
Ffôn: +44 7909321051
E-bost: chris.cummings@sunderland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC23
Cyfeiriad(au) rhyngrwyd
Prif gyfeiriad: http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/
Cyfeiriad proffil y prynwr: http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/
I.3) Cyfathrebu
Mae mynediad at y dogfennau caffael yn gyfyngedig. Gellir cael rhagor o wybodaeth yn:
https://www.nepo.org/
Gellir cael gwybodaeth ychwanegol o'r cyfeiriad uchod
Rhaid anfon tendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan yn electronig at:
https://www.nepo.org/
I.4) Y math o awdurdod contractio
Awdurdod rhanbarthol neu leol
I.5) Prif weithgaredd
Gwasanaethau cyhoeddus cyffredinol
Adran II: Gwrthrych
II.1) Cwmpas y caffaeliad
II.1.1) Teitl
Sunderland Central Heat Network
Cyfeirnod: DN693892
II.1.2) Prif god CPV
65000000
II.1.3) Y math o gontract
Gwasanaethau
II.1.4) Disgrifiad byr
Sunderland City Council (the “Council”) is seeking interest and proposals from suitable economic operators to take forward the delivery of a large-scale heat network in the Sunderland City Centre area to serve a number of municipal, commercial and residential customers through an innovative contractual structure.
Following completion of the procurement process, the Council will enter into a joint development agreement (“JDA”) with the selected bidder (“ESCO”) under which the Council and the ESCO will work in partnership throughout the commercialisation phase of the project.
On completion of the commercialisation phase and a final investment decision having been approved by both parties, the project will move to the delivery stage and the Council proposes to enter into the “Delivery Contracts” for the project including:-
- the project governance agreement (“PGA”), which shall govern the rights and relationship between the Council and the ESCO in delivering the project;
- the connection and supply agreements for the anchor load properties (see below); and
- any other relevant legal documents agreed during the commercialisation phase.
This procurement includes the opportunity to provide heat to the initial anchor load customers which includes South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, University of Sunderland, Gentoo, the Council, and other un-named Public Sector Contracting Authorities within the administrative boundary of The City of Sunderland.
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
The procurement documents are available for access free of charge (subject to the potential bidder signing and returning a Confidentiality Agreement), which is available when bidders express an interest in the opportunity in the project at https://www.nepo.org/ and NEPO Portal project reference DN693892.
The timescale for returning the Selection Questionnaire has been extended in accordance with Regulation 53(4) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to take account of the requirement to enter into a Confidentiality Agreement to access the procurement documents.
Further information on the Confidentiality Agreement is contained in V1.3 Additional Information of Section VI. Complementary information of this Contract Notice
II.1.5) Cyfanswm gwerth amcangyfrifedig
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 130 000 000.00 GBP
II.1.6) Gwybodaeth am lotiau
Mae’r contract hwn wedi’i rannu’n lotiau:
Na
II.2) Disgrifiad
II.2.2) Cod(au) CPV ychwanegol
09323000
45000000
II.2.3) Man cyflawni
Cod NUTS:
UKC23
II.2.4) Disgrifiad o’r caffaeliad
Sunderland City Council (the “Council”) is seeking interest and proposals from suitable economic operators to take forward the delivery of a large-scale heat network in the Sunderland City Centre area to serve a number of municipal, commercial and residential customers (the “Project”) through an innovative contractual structure.
Following completion of the procurement process, the Council will enter into a joint development agreement (“JDA”) with the selected bidder (“ESCO”) under which the ESCO will be provided with a 12 month exclusivity period to work with the Council in partnership to carry out the commercialisation of the project.
The JDA will govern the terms upon which the Council and the ESCO will work together to (amongst other things): (a) finalise the connection and supply agreements for the anchor load customers and any other legal documents required for the delivery stage; (b) develop the reference design for the first phase of the network into a construction-ready design; (c) secure the necessary consents and land rights required to deliver the Project; (d) develop the financial model for the Project; (e) arrange the finance for the core scheme; (f) procure the supply chain; and (g) incorporate a special purpose vehicle (“SPV”) to act as the Project delivery vehicle.
On completion of the commercialisation phase and a final investment decision having been approved by both parties, the project will move to the delivery stage and the Council proposes to enter into the “Delivery Contracts” for the project including:-
- the project governance agreement (“PGA”), which shall govern the rights and relationship between the Council and the ESCO in delivering the Project (see below);
- the connection and supply agreements for the anchor load properties (see below); and
- any other relevant legal documents agreed during the commercialisation phase.
This procurement includes the opportunity to provide heat to the initial anchor load customers which includes:-
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in relation to Sunderland Royal
Hospital and, potentially, a number of other buildings owned and occupied by the Trust;
- University of Sunderland in relation to a number of buildings on the University’s City Campus;
- Gentoo Group Limited in relation to a number of social housing blocks in the City;
- the Council in relation to Sunderland City Hall; and
- other un-named Public Sector Contracting Authorities within the administrative boundary of
The City of Sunderland, with the intention for further expansion of the network in the future.
The forms of connection and supply agreements with each anchor load customer will be agreed between the ESCO and anchor load customers during the commercialisation phase based on the principles document provided as part of this procurement.
The Council and the ESCO will also agree the terms of the (“PGA”) during the commercialisation phase based on the principles document provided as part of this procurement. The PGA is intended to be a perpetual arrangement with the ESCO taking ownership and full risk in relation to the network. The PGA will include obligations on the ESCO in relation to the delivery of the works, customer service standards, transparent pricing which does not exceed a counterfactual, carbon reduction/growth targets and reporting requirements.
Potential bidders should note that the Council (and the other named public-sector anchor load customers set out above) intend to enter into the relevant Delivery Contracts with the ESCO following completion of the commercialisation phase under the JDA without a separate procurement being undertaken. However, if a final investment decision is not achieved in accordance with the JDA the Council reserves the right to conduct a new procurement process for another ESCO for the Project and enter into the Delivery Contracts with the successful bidder in that procurement process.
Further detail on the background and structure of the Project is set out in the procurement documents.
II.2.5) Meini prawf dyfarnu
Nid pris yw’r unig faen prawf dyfarnu a dim ond yn y dogfennau caffael y mae’r holl feini prawf wedi’u nodi
II.2.6) Gwerth amcangyfrifedig
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 130 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7) Hyd y contract, y cytundeb fframwaith neu’r system brynu ddynamig
Hyd mewn misoedd: 480
Gall y contract hwn gael ei adnewyddu: Na
II.2.9) Gwybodaeth am y cyfyngiadau ar nifer yr ymgeiswyr a gaiff eu gwahodd
Meini prawf gwrthrychol ar gyfer dewis y nifer cyfyngedig o ymgeiswyr:
The basis on which the Council will select the number of candidates to be invited to the next stage is set out in the Selection Questionnaire.
II.2.10) Gwybodaeth am amrywiadau
Derbynnir amrywiadau:
Na
II.2.11) Gwybodaeth am opsiynau
Opsiynau:
Na
II.2.13) Gwybodaeth am Gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd
Mae'r broses gaffael yn gysylltiedig â phrosiect a/neu raglen a ariennir gan gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd:
Na
Section III: Gwybodaeth gyfreithiol, economaidd, ariannol a thechnegol
III.1) Amodau ar gyfer cymryd rhan
III.1.1) Addasrwydd i ymgymryd â’r gweithgaredd proffesiynol, gan gynnwys gofynion mewn perthynas â chofrestru ar gofrestri proffesiynol neu gofrestri masnach
Rhestr a disgrifiad byr o’r amodau:
Please see procurement documents
III.1.2) Statws economaidd ac ariannol
Meini prawf dethol fel y’u nodir yn y dogfennau caffael
III.1.3) Gallu technegol a phroffesiynol
Meini prawf dethol fel y’u nodir yn y dogfennau caffael
III.2) Amodau sy’n gysylltiedig â’r contract
III.2.2) Amodau perfformiad contractau
Please see procurement documents
Section IV: Gweithdrefn
IV.1) Disgrifiad
IV.1.1) Y math o weithdrefn
Deialog Gystadleuol
IV.1.8) Gwybodaeth am Gytundeb Caffael y Llywodraeth (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Ydy
IV.2) Gwybodaeth weinyddol
IV.2.1) Cyhoeddiad blaenorol mewn perthynas â’r weithdrefn hon
Rhif yr hysbysiad yn OJ S:
2024/S 000-009011
IV.2.2) Terfyn amser i dendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan ddod i law
Dyddiad:
21/05/2024
Amser lleol: 12:00
IV.2.3) Dyddiad amcangyfrifedig ar gyfer anfon gwahoddiadau i dendro neu i gymryd rhan at yr ymgeiswyr a ddewiswyd
Dyddiad:
16/04/2024
IV.2.4) Ym mha iaith/ieithoedd y gellir cyflwyno tendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan
EN
IV.2.6) Yr isafswm cyfnod gofynnol i’r sawl sy’n tendro gynnal y tendr
Hyd mewn misoedd: 4 (o’r dyddiad a nodwyd i dendr ddod i law)
Section VI: Gwybodaeth ategol
VI.1) Gwybodaeth am ailddigwydd
Caffaeliad cylchol yw hwn:
Na
VI.3) Gwybodaeth ychwanegol
The JDA approach is effectively a form of two stage procurement. Following conclusion of the procurement process the Council and the ESCO will enter into the JDA. Following conclusion of the commercialisation phase (and subject to a final investment decision being approved by both parties) the Council and the ESCO will enter into the PGA and connection and supply agreements and the ESCO will enter into the connection and supply agreements with the other anchor load customers.
The procurement has been structured so as to ensure that the Council and other public sector customers identified as the anchor load customers are able to enter into the delivery contracts without a further procurement process being undertaken.
The proposal is for the network to provide low carbon heat to a number of customers in the Sunderland City Centre area which shall initially include:-
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in relation to Sunderland Royal
Hospital and, potentially, a number of other buildings owned and occupied by the Trust;
- University of Sunderland in relation to a number of buildings on the University’s City Campus;
- Gentoo Group Limited in relation to a number of social housing blocks in the City;
- the Council in relation to Sunderland City Hall; and
- other un-named Public Sector Contracting Authorities within the administrative boundary of The City of Sunderland, with the intention for further expansion of the network in the future.
For the purposes of Section II.2.7 (Duration), it is mandatory to enter a figure for contract duration in the template for this notice. The term of 40 years (480 months) has been inserted as this was one of the factors used to calculate the estimated contract value (as set out above). However, as set out in Section II.2.4, the duration of the Project is not time limited, subject to complying with the relevant project documents.
The value provided in Section II.2.6 represents the Council’s estimate of the total value of the contract opportunity based on information available and Council assumptions relating to the Core Scheme over a period of 40 years with additional connections and expansion opportunities.
The Selection Questionnaire documents are available for access free of charge (subject to the potential bidder signing and returning a Confidentiality Agreement).
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
Bidders may access the Confidentiality Agreement which is available when bidders express an interest in the opportunity in the project at https://www.nepo.org/ and NEPO Portal project reference DN693892 and signing and returning their signed Confidentiality Agreement via the NEPO Portal.
The Council will countersign and return the Confidentiality Agreement to the bidder and provide unrestricted access to the full set of Procurement Documentation.
The timescale for returning the Selection Questionnaire has been extended in accordance with Regulation 53(4) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to take account of the requirement to enter into a Confidentiality Agreement to access the procurement documents.
VI.4) Gweithdrefnau adolygu
VI.4.1) Corff adolygu
High Court of England & Wales
7 The Rolls Building, Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
VI.4.3) Gweithdrefn adolygu
Gwybodaeth fanwl gywir am y terfyn(au) amser ar gyfer gweithdrefnau adolygu:
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point the award decision is notified to bidders. Any communication and/or claims must be made by a bidder in accordance with the process and timescales set out in the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (SI 2015 No 102).
VI.5) Dyddiad anfon yr hysbysiad hwn
16/04/2024