Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNCIL
2 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street
Pontypridd
CF39 9BT
UK
Contact person: Kelly Smith
Telephone: +44 1443
E-mail: purchasing@rctcbc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL15
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0276
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
Design, Operate and Maintain a Solar Farm with Private Wire Connection at Coed Ely
Reference number: RCT/SP/S436/24
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45314300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Design, Operate and Maintain a Solar Farm and Private Wire Scheme at Coed Ely.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 611 910.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09332000
09331000
09331200
31321300
45314300
45314310
45315400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL15
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (“RCT”) are seeking to award a contract for a Solar Energy Farm for Design, Build, Operate and Maintain a Solar Farm and Private Wire Scheme (“The Project”), under an DBOM Contract.
The estimated total ground mounted solar capacity is approximately 6 MW. The solar farm will be designed as two separate installations to accommodate:
- 5MW, 33kV export only WPD grid connection
- 1MW, 11kV private wire connection to RG Hospital with no export allowance.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Method Statement
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Quality Reliability
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
55
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-006255
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vital Energi Utilities
Century House, Roman Road
Blackburn
BB12LD
UK
Telephone: +44 7384830240
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 8 611 910.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:143423)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/08/2024