Energy Storage: Technology Review and Market Potential in the EBRD Countries of Operation Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : United Kingdom

Summary : Energy Storage: Technology Review and Market Potential in the EBRD Countries of Operation

Deadline : 17 Oct 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 36533045

Document Ref. No. : 80185

Competition : ICB

Financier : European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Attn: Viv Lewis-Headlam European Bank for Reconstruction and Development One Exchange Square London EC2A 2JN
United Kingdom
Email :lewishev@ebrd.com

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Energy Storage: Technology Review and Market Potential in the EBRD Countries of Operation.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the EBRD or the Bank), within its Green Economy Transition (GET) approach, is committed to scaling-up financing of projects that advance the transition to environmentally sustainable, low-carbon economies in its Countries of Operations (COOs).

Among the different areas of investment to enhance the efficiency and reliability of electricity systems, the Bank is interested in better understanding the possible role and investment needs in its COOs of various forms of energy storage, such as batteries, capacitors, thermal and chemical storage systems, compressed air and more conventional hydro-pumped and other mechanical storage solutions. The Bank wishes to engage a Consultant to provide support in improving its current general knowledge level on energy storage, and assessing the market potential for energy storage in its COOs.

Assignment Description:

EBRD intends to select and contract a consulting company (the Consultant) to the Assignment.

The expected outcome of the Assignment is a report and the successful delivery of a workshop.

The selected Consultant is expected to provide the following services:

1. Review the main technical solutions which are commercially available for electricity storage by providing a detailed analysis of elements including (but not limited to) (i) commercial aspects, (ii) technical aspects, (iii) economic, market and regulatory conditions and (iv) provide a high level mapping of relevance and readiness for investment in the Bank-s COOs.

2. Provide a high level mapping of relevance and readiness for investment in the Bank-s COOs, including an assessment of technical constraints and economic benefits of the different feasible types of storage to the respective system taking into account its specific storage needs.

Consultant Selection Procedure: Single stage open competitive selection. Interested firms or groups of firms are invited to submit a Technical and Financial Proposal.

Assignment Start Date and Duration: The Assignment is expected to start in October 2019 and has an estimated overall duration of 7 months.

Cost Estimate for the Assignment: up to EUR 190, 000 ( exclusive of VAT). Subject to availability of funding, the performance of the selected Consultant and the business needs, the Assignment may be extended beyond the current scope.

Funding Source: It is anticipated that the contract will be financed by the EBRD Shareholders Special Fund. Selection and contracting are subject to the availability of funding.

Eligibility: There are no eligibility restrictions based on the consultant`s country of origin.

Consultant Profile: Corporate services are required. The Consultant will be a firm or a group of firms (in which case only the leading firm will be contracted) preferably with previous project experience related to:

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