Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-26
Buyer: Derby City Council
Country: UK
Region: Derby
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45251120: Hydroelectric power station construction work
Estimated value: 75000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Derby City Council is seeking tenders for the planned and reactive maintenance requirements at the Longbridge hydro-electric plant. The Longbridge hydro is a small hydro-electric generation plant located on the bank of the River Derwent in the centre of Derby City. The plant has been in operation for just over 3 years. The work will involve the regular planned maintenance of the hydro plant equipment and reactive maintenance in the event of a mechanical breakdown, or the removal of water borne obstructions in and around the plant infrastructure when the river has been in flood.
Derby City Council is seeking tenders for the planned and reactive maintenance requirements at the Longbridge hydro-electric plant. The Longbridge hydro is a small hydro-electric generation plant located on the bank of the River Derwent in the centre of Derby City.
Work will involve the regular planned maintenance of the hydro equipment and reactive maintenance in the event of a mechanical breakdown. In the event of a mechanical breakdown a 4 hour response time is expected. This is to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the hydro power plant, to maximise income generation.
The service provider must be able to demonstrate a holistic understanding of the technical, mechanical and electrical aspects of maintain a hydro power plant and will aim to maximise power generation as Derby City Council will receive the benefit of the electricity generated, the feed in tariff and any electricity which is sold back to the grid.
Suppliers wishing to express interest must do so by 15:00 on 24/0816. Please express interest and obtain the documentation before this date to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a full response. The deadline for returns is 14:00 on 23.8.2016. Please note only expressions of interest submitted through the e-tendering system will be accepted. The address is: https://www.eastmidstenders.org
Conditions relating to environmental and social requirements of the contracting authority may be included in this contract. This tender is being managed electronically. Please go to: www.sourcederbyshire.co.uk and look for the contract advert under ‘Latest or Live Contracts Opportunities’ section, select the relevant contract notice. Select the “Apply Online' link in the bottom right hand corner of the contract notice this will transfer you to the Council's e-tendering system: https://www.eastmidstenders.org where you can express interest and obtain the documents, (please note we will only accept expressions of interest through the East Mids Tenders e-tendering system, the deadline for expressions of interest is 15:00 on 22.8.2016). To access the tender documentation and to be able to submit your response, you must 1
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period following electronic notification (minimum of 15 calendar days for any other means of communication) to tenderers of the award decision. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the contact details provided in Section I.1) of this notice. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.


Award value: 75000