The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Greenhouse gas emissions verification programme

UK-London: Research services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
         Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7826942482, Email: greenhousegas.statistics@beis.gov.uk
       Contact: Jennifer Saxby
       Main Address: https://delta-esourcing.com
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity:    
   General public services

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Greenhouse gas emissions verification programme    
          Reference number:
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      73110000 - Research services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      BEIS is seeking to procure a contractor to monitor atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations for all the principal gases reported in the UK greenhouse gas emissions inventory. The data will provide independent verification of the inventory and help to identify areas for improvement. The contractor will monitor, at a minimum, the gases listed in the UNFCCC guidelines for reporting under the Paris Agreement, and in addition, CFCs and hydrogen. They will use the data to infer Northern Hemisphere background concentrations and UK emissions; geographical distributions; and where possible, disaggregation of emissions by source sector. The contractor will compare trends in the data to what is reported in the UK inventory and use the data to identify areas for improvement in the inventory.

BEIS is holding a supplier event on MS Teams on 18th October, consisting of a presentation by BEIS followed by 1:1s.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 2,500,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      90730000 - Pollution tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation.          
      71351611 - Climatology services.          
      90731700 - Carbon dioxide monitoring services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The outputs from the programme will be:
Atmospheric gas concentration data, covering (as a minimum) the gases covered in UNFCCC guidelines for reporting under the Paris Agreement (these are CO2, CH4, N2O, PFCs, HFCs, NF3, and SF6), molecular hydrogen (H2), and CFCs.
Modelling of the data to infer UK emissions and their geographical distribution, on temporal scales that are comparable to, or better than, those reported in Annex 6 of the UK’s National Inventory Report.
Analysis comparing absolute values and trends in this data to what is reported in the inventory, and analysis of the drivers behind discrepancies between verification and inventory data.
Scoping of potential improvements to the atmospheric measurement data and requirements for these. For example, using measurements of atmospheric hydrogen to advance understanding of sources and sinks; and improving spatial and temporal resolution, for example by co-location of sensors or improvements to measurement infrastructure.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Please register your interest for the supplier event by 5pm on 13th October, by sending your name, email, organisation and job title to greenhousegas.statistics@beis.gov.uk, indicating whether you would like to book a 15-minute 1:1 slot with a member of the BEIS team; these are limited and allocated on a first-come first-served basis.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         04/01/2022
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
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GO-2021923-PRO-18956545 TKR-2021923-PRO-18956544        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 23/09/2021