United Kingdom-Birmingham: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 181-325580/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
The University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
Postal code: B15 2TT
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Pauline Harrison
Phone: +44 1214148541
Email: p.e.harrison@bham.ac.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law
I.3) Main activity:
Education
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object of the contract
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract:
Thermo-Catalytic Reforming (TCR) reactor.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SUPPLIES
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Birmingham — UK.
NUTS code: UKG31
II.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS):
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice of the University of Birmingham’s intention to award a contract. The equipment in question is intended for purchase is known as a Thermo-Catalytic Reforming (TCR) reactor. This is requested as part of the T-ERA programme for the demonstration of the conversion of residual waste biomass into biofuels namely synthesis gas, bio-oil and biochar.
T-ERA is a government backed programme which has confirmed a £60m GBP capital investment in the Energy Research Accelerator. Together with the private sector and university support the investment will unlock a total of 180 000 000 GBP total investment in the Midlands over the next 5 years. The project is awarded in conjunction with partners including 6 of the leading UK universities from the Midlands Innovation group — Aston University, The University of Birmingham, The University of Leicester, Loughborough University, The University of Nottingham, The University of Warwick, the British Geological Survey together with catapult centres such as the Manufacturing Catapult and private investor companies such as; Dearman, Cofely and Jaguar Land Rover.
The Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) will tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the global economy by transforming research and development in three critical areas of energy: Thermal, Integrated Systems and Geo-Energy.
The core objectives of ERA are to make better use of primary resources, bring about smarter energy systems, reduce our dependence on importing energy, enhance energy security and resilience, and help achieve the UK’s carbon reduction targets. To do this it will build a world-leading centre of energy talent, technology research, development and deployment based on the academic expertise and industrial heritage of the Midlands. It will drive the impact of energy research in the UK through its partner’s expertise, facilities, academic credibility and heritage in the region’s economy. In addition to £60m Government funding, ERA is supported by 120 000 000 GBP private sector and university investment.
One important element of the T-ERA project is the Birmingham Thermal Belt where it has been proposed to scale up the TCR technology deploy at least 20 TCR decentralised commercial plants around the city of Birmingham, processing all of the cities wastes into liquid fuels for transport, CHP, biochar and green H2 for Britain’s future rail and transport network (including HS2 fast rail from Birmingham to London and National Express coaches). Talks have commenced with Birmingham City Council who have welcomed the proposals. The Thermal Belt will require a total Capital investment of 200 000 000 GBP and talks with a Bavarian Lender bank are in progress to secure the initial financing round, however this is only possible with the first successful demonstration of the first unit to be purchased by T-ERA funding, presented by this application.
In addition to the thermal belt untapped biomass markets around the world could also be used to exploit the technology, especially in rural areas or the developing world where electricity, heat and cold energy is scares but biomass resources are abundant.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
33000000, 38000000,
II.1.6) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): YES
II.2) Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
550 000 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure:
Award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (in the cases listed in Section 2 of Annexes D1, D2 or D3 as appropriate)
Should the funding body withdraw their support from the Project the University of Birmingham reserves the right to withdraw its requirement off the market.
IV.2) Award criteria
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction has been used: NO
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
SC4962/16
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SC4962/16

Lot No: 0 – Lot title: Thermo-Catalytic Reforming (TCR) reactor
V.1) Date of contract award decision:
30.9.2016
V.2) Information about offers:
V.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken:
Susteen Technologies GmbH
An der Maxhütte 1
Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Postal code: 92237
Germany
V.4) Information on value of contract:
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: GBP 550 000
Excluding VAT
V.5) Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.2) Additional information:
VI.3) Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
Postal code: B15 2TT
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1214148541
Email: p.e.harrison@bham.ac.uk
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice:
16.09.2016