United Kingdom-Maidstone: Dynamic Purchasing System for Power Purchase Agreement Providers

Type of document: Dynamic purchasing system
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 108-263377/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Restricted procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Dynamic purchasing system
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Kent County Council (t/a LASER)
Postal address: County Hall
Town: Maidstone
Postal code: ME14 1XQ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Mr Ian Day
Telephone: +44 1622236697
Email: ian.day@csltd.org.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Dynamic Purchasing System for Power Purchase Agreement Providers

Reference number: DN480090
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 09000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: This Dynamic Purchase System (DPS) provides a route, compliant with UK public procurement regulations, for public bodies to procure power purchase agreements. It is intended to help public bodies and renewable energy generators contract together through a relatively simplified and standardised way. With the aim of driving greater and faster expansion of renewable generation assets.
The DPS is structured such that generators who can meet a set of mandatory requirements, set in the specifications document, will be accepted as approved suppliers to the DPS. Individual or groups of public bodies will run mini competitions to which approved suppliers will be invited to bid. The mini competitions will include more detailed specifications relating to the requirements of that/those public bodies. What further specifications could be covered under mini competition is expanded further in the specification document.
To note that services, goods and/or works may be procured through the future mini competitions run through this DPS and would be subject to appropriate terms, for example: works would be carried out utilising appropriate JCT terms, as agreed between the supplier and participating authority.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 200000000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
This Dynamic Purchase System (DPS) provides a route, compliant with UK public procurement regulations, for public bodies to procure power purchase agreements. It is intended to help public bodies and renewable energy generators contract together through a relatively simplified and standardised way. With the aim of driving greater and faster expansion of renewable generation assets.
The DPS is structured such that generators who can meet a set of mandatory requirements, set in the specifications document, will be accepted as approved Suppliers to the DPS. Individual or groups of public bodies will run mini competitions to which approved suppliers will be invited to bid. The mini competitions will include more detailed specifications relating to the requirements of that/those public bodies. What further specifications could be covered under mini competition is expanded further in the specification document.
To note that services, goods and/or works may be procured through the future mini competitions run through this DPS and would be subject to appropriate terms, for example: works would be carried out utilising appropriate JCT terms, as agreed between the supplier and participating authority.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 72
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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: This opportunity will be completed via ProContract, a site run by Proactis, the electronic tendering suite of the Kent Business Portal. Please visit www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk and select commercial services from the ‘organisation’ list for full documentation, information and instructions.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Restricted procedure
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
The dynamic purchasing system might be used by additional purchasers
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 OJ S:2020/S 057-137530
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2026-05-31 Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
The following public bodies may access the agreement with agreement of the contracting authority:

www.hefce.ac.uk

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Commercial Services Kent Ltd
Postal address: 1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill
Town: West Malling
Postal code: ME19 4YT
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2020-06-02