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Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) Demonstrator Plant
Published Yesterday
4 Nov 2026
Deadline in 34 days
- Primary CPV
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42990000 *
Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
- Location
- 🇬🇧 North West
- Value
- £1,600,000
- Contract
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1.5 years Duration
05/01/2027 30/06/2028
- Contract Types
-
42 *Industrial machineryFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Ingwell Hall, Moor Row, CA243JZ, United Kingdom · UKD
Contact
Award Criteria
- 1. Technical solution and performance (30%)
- 2. Delivery, installation and commissioning (15%)
- 3. Technical assurance and risk management (10%)
- 4. Operation, maintenance and through-life support (10%)
- 5. Project management and governance (5%)
- 6. Total price (30%)
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Energy Coast West Cumbria Ltd (t/a BEC)
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42990000 *
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Reference: BEC-CAES_031126
Energy Coast West Cumbria Limited, trading as BEC, invites tenders for the design, manufacture and supply of a factory-integrated, modular Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) demonstrator plant for the BEST CAES project at Westlakes Science Park, West Cumbria.
The requirement comprises an above-ground, transportable system incorporating compression, thermal storage, expansion equipment, compressed-air storage vessels, power electronics and controls, together with specified testing, documentation, training and warranty support. Required performance includes 0.333 MW charging, 1.0 MW discharge and a minimum electrical round-trip efficiency of 80%.
The maximum contract budget is £1,600,000 excluding VAT, with operational handover required by 30 June 2028. Long-term paid maintenance and supplementary rapid-response hardware are excluded from this award. The procurement will follow an open procedure and is subject to funding, planning permissions and necessary approvals.
Full CPV breakdown
- 42990000 — Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Two further periods of 12 months each, at the Buyer’s sole discretion. At least three months’ written notice before the current contract period expires. Extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to changes expressly permitted under the Contract.
- Submission method
- info@discoverbec.com
- Enquiries close
- 25 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 22 Dec 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 04 Nov 2026 08:15
- Deadline
- 09 Dec 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-079721
- Notice ID
- BEC-CAES_031126
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | Energy Coast West Cumbria Ltd (t/a BEC) |
| Address › Street | Ingwell Hall |
| Address › Town / city | Moor Row |
| Address › Postcode | CA243JZ |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD11 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | http://www.discoverBEC.com |
| Classification › Description | Public undertaking |
Buyer
| Name | Energy Coast West Cumbria Ltd (t/a BEC) |
Tender
| Title | Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) Demonstrator Plant |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Air compressors |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Engineering design services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKD |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,920,000 |
| Value › Value | £1,600,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | Not allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 9 Dec 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 25 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 22 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,920,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £1,600,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | 1. Technical solution and performance |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Integrated design, energy efficiency, capacity, response, controls, thermal management and scalability, supported by relevant calculations and test evidence. State assumptions and deviations. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | 2. Delivery, installation and commissioning |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Achievable programme to handover by 30 June 2028, covering manufacturing, logistics, site interfaces, testing, dependencies and delay mitigation. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 15 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | 3. Technical assurance and risk management |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Design verification, validation, safety/conformity evidence and project-specific technical risk controls. Assess assurance arrangements, not performance already scored under criterion 1 or supplier eligibility. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | 4. Operation, maintenance and through-life support |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | Maintenance planning, warranty support, spares, training, documentation, remote-support access and life cycle replacement evidence. Assess support and base deliverables, not monetary prices or non-awarded future service promises. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | 5. Project management and governance |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | Contract-specific responsibilities, reporting, quality records, escalation, change control and coordination with BEC and other contractors. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | 6. Total price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | Evaluated Price E: fixed delivered base scope under section 3.5, excluding VAT, including supplier commissioning, testing, training, licences and issued warranty obligations. Informational long-term service/rapid-response prices are excluded from award and price evaluation. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Suppliers must demonstrate technical ability to design, integrate and commission comparable equipment through relevant projects or test evidence, named delivery resources and committed subcontractor support. Consortia and equivalent evidence are accepted; identical project experience and a minimum trading history are not required. Assessment is pass/fail, as detailed in section 4.1 of the Invitation to Tender. |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 5 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 30 Jun 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Jun 2029 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Two further periods of 12 months each, at the Buyer’s sole discretion. At least three months’ written notice before the current contract period expires. Extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to changes expressly permitted under the Contract. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Tender documentation for the procurement of an integrated Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) Demonstrator Plant, including the technical, commercial, contractual and tender submission requirements. |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_File... |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/104461-2026 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 4 Nov 2026 |