Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) Demonstrator Plant

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Energy Coast West Cumbria Ltd (t/a BEC)

the United Kingdom

£2m

9 Dec 2026

Description

Goods 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.

The record

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Buyer

Energy Coast West Cumbria Ltd (t/a BEC)

Country

the United Kingdom

Regions (NUTS)

UKD

Category

Industrial machinery · Architectural, engineering and inspection services42990000, 42123400, 71320000

Contract value

£2m

Deadline

9 Dec 2026

Published

4 Nov 2026

Languages

English

Source

United Kingdom (Find a Tender) · 104461-2026

Full notice and tender documents

How to bid

Procedure

Open - anyone may submit a tender

Award criteria

1. Technical solution and performance, 2. Delivery, installation and commissioning, 3. Technical assurance and risk management, 4. Operation, maintenance and through-life support, 5. Project management and governance, 6. Total price

How the award is decided

Integrated design, energy efficiency, capacity, response, controls, thermal management and scalability, supported by relevant calculations and test evidence. State assumptions and deviations., Achievable programme to handover by 30 June 2028, covering manufacturing, logistics, site interfaces, testing, dependencies and delay mitigation., 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., 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., Contract-specific responsibilities, reporting, quality records, escalation, change control and coordination with BEC and other contractors., 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.

Download tender documents

https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=656668, https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/104461-2026

Contract terms

Contract starts

2027-01-05T00:00:00+00:00

Contract ends

2028-06-30T23:59:59+01:00

Legal basis

2023/54

Contact the buyer

Email

sam.burrows@discoverbec.com

Phone

01946 595 200

Address

Ingwell Hall, CA243JZ, Moor Row

Website

http://www.discoverBEC.com

Contact point

Sam Burrows

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