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

Buyer
Energy Coast West Cumbria Ltd (t/a BEC)
Value
£1,600,000
Closes
9 December 2026
Where
Moor Row, the North West
Type
Open tender

In plain English

Energy Coast West Cumbria (BEC) wants a supplier to design, build and deliver a transportable, factory-built demonstration plant that stores energy by compressing air and releasing it to generate electricity. The plant is for the BEST CAES project at Westlakes Science Park in West Cumbria, with a maximum budget of £1,600,000 excluding VAT and handover required by 30 June 2028.

What the buyer wants

• Design, manufacture and supply a modular, above-ground compressed air energy storage system with compression, thermal storage, expansion equipment, air storage vessels, power electronics and controls • Meet the required performance: 0.333 MW charging, 1.0 MW discharge and a minimum electrical round-trip efficiency of 80% • Provide specified testing, documentation, training and warranty support, with operational handover by 30 June 2028

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice sets no explicit size, insurance or accreditation tests, but delivering a 1 MW energy storage plant to 80% efficiency, within a £1.6m budget and a June 2028 handover, would most likely rule out small businesses without specialist energy storage engineering and manufacturing capability.

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How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

Where to apply

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