Low Carbon Energy Generation Project

Keele University is looking for a Supplier to finance, design, procure, install and operate a diverse range of renewable energy generation and energy storage resources, to achieve a reduction of at least 4096 t CO2 within the 2021 calendar year, and the potential for further reduction beyond this date. The technologies would be installed within or local to the 600 acres of University land.

Additional information:

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

Tenderers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Tenderer in connection with taking part in this procurement, regardless of whether such costs arise as a direct or indirect consequence of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the University at any time.

The University reserves the right at any time to:

• i)reject any or all responses and to cancel or withdraw the procurement at any stage;
• ii)award a contract without prior notice;
• iii)change the basis, the procedures and the timescales set out or referred to within the procurement documents;
• iv)require a Tenderer to clarify any submissions in writing and/or provide additional information (failure to respond adequately may result in disqualification);
• v)terminate the procurement process; and
• vi)amend the terms and conditions of the selection and evaluation process.

Tenderers will be subject to a financial assessment to evidence that they have an acceptable level of financial standing to deliver a contract of the size and complexity of the Low Carbon Energy Generation Project. As partof this assessment, Tenderers will be required to evidence that their average annual turnover over the previous three financial years was at least £20 million (noting that, where a Tenderer is bidding as a consortium, this threshold shall apply in the aggregate to the consortium members as a whole, provided that the lead consortium member's average annual turnover over the last three years meets or exceeds 70% of the requirement). In conjunction with the above, the University will undertake a Creditsafe credit report in respect of the Tenderer. Tenderers may be excluded from the process where their Creditsafe Credit Rating is 29 out of 100 or below.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No