Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Installation Provider - Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

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CENTRICA DISTRIBUTED ENERGY & POWER (DE&P) CORNWALL LOCAL ENERGY MARKET PROJECT No. LEM006c - Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Installation Provider - Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Overview: Centrica plc's Cornwall Local Energy Market Programme has a requirement for a suitably experienced, capable and proven EPC contractor that will undertake all necessary components of a CHP project from systems design through to commissioning and certification. It is anticipated that there will be between two and five sites for CHP Systems and associated boiler refurbishment works in Cornwall that will be realised through this procurement process. Each CHP system will comprise one or more natural gas fuelled, reciprocating engine CHP units, ranging from 35 kWe up to a possible 2.5 MWe. Centrica plc's Cornwall Local Energy Market Programme (LEM) is an EU funded pioneering initiative involving the development of a virtual marketplace. The trial provides participants (homes and businesses) with a platform to buy and sell energy and flexibility to both the supply networks and the wholesale energy market. The £19M, three-year trial is being delivered in partnership with the local distribution network operator Western Power Distribution, alongside National Grid, University of Exeter, Imperial College London and other partners. It is being funded by Centrica and the British Gas Energy for Tomorrow Fund alongside a £13M grant from the European Regional Development Fund. The full technical specification and pre-qualification details are in the PQQ document pack, which is available on request. 2. What is required from Applicants? Applicants will need to complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and HSE Questionnaire. Full details of the PQQ requirements are available in the PQQ document pack, which is available on request. 3. How the Successful Candidates will be Chosen PQQ responses will be evaluated using weighted scoring criteria, taking into account commercial and technical considerations. Full details can be found in the PQQ document pack, which is available on request. Successful candidates from the PQQ process will then be invited to take part in the ITT process. 4. Deadline and How to Apply Deadline for Questions: Monday 4 December 2017 12:00 Deadline for return of PQQ: Wednesday 6 December 2017 at 12:00 GMT In the first instance, to register interest and to request a PQQ document pack please contact: Owen Jones Chartered Energy Manager JRP Solutions owen.jones@jrpsolutions.com Parties wishing to respond must submit their questionnaires, by Wednesday 6th December 2017 at 12:00 GMT, to: Owen Jones Chartered Energy Manager JRP Solutions owen.jones@jrpsolutions.com Questions regarding this PQQ should be lodged with: Owen Jones Note that answers to all questions will be sent to all candidates. Please include 'LEM006c' in the subject line of all emails. Contact with Centrica staff during the procurement process is strictly prohibited.