Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The University of Birmingham · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Reneco Limited SME
- Value
- £4,420,725
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Chemicals · Carbon dioxide (CPV 24112100)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 033521-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Nov 2023
- Published13 Nov 2023Published the same day
Description
Supply of bulk liquid CO2 on a 3 year contract supply basis. Ability to fix a competitive price is essential including fixed rate of indexation (not subject to inflationary or force majeure price increases). Need to be able to guarantee supply of 6,000 tonnes per annum in the differing monthly supply volumes required by the project. Also includes a PhD Scholarship fund to apply and translate science and engineering research which will ensure further sustainable outcomes from the project. The requirement includes the supply of food grade Liquid CO2, via tanker to the BIFoR FACE facility in the West Midlands. Transport deliveries will be scheduled to meet demand whilst utilising remote monitoring of the storage facility at BIFoR FACE. Access will be required 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week.
About the supplier
Reneco Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01760831).