The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): UK-London: Foreign economic-aid-related services. *Duplicated*

UK-London: Foreign economic-aid-related services. *Duplicated*

This notice is covered by: Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072156556, Email: internationalclimateandenergy.procurement@beis.gov.uk
       Contact: BEIS Commercial
       Main Address: www.delta-esourcing.com, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
       NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: UK PACT (United Kingdom Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions)   
      Reference number: TRN: 1852/03/2019   
   
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services.
       
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.2) Description

   II.2.1) Title: Lot 1: Bilateral country programming and external communications   
   Lot No: 1   

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      75210000 - Foreign affairs and other services.
      75211000 - Foreign-affairs services.
      75110000 - General public services.
      75130000 - Supporting services for the government.
       
   
   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
       
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
    i.The Lot 1 Delivery Partner (DP) will work closely with BEIS to develop and update country strategies and implementation plans for priority countries, based on a sound understanding of the political economy and the barriers to emissions reduction in each country. They will work through a new or existing in-country partner in each priority country to ensure that the strategy is well-informed and delivery is overseen effectively.
ii.They will allocate funds for technical assistance in these countries in line with the country strategies, work through expert organisations, ensure that existing work is scaled up where appropriate, and work to build capacity in-country to develop solutions to the barriers identified.
iii.This DP will also be responsible for UK PACT’s external communications.    
   
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
               Start: 13/01/2020 / End: 30/06/2023       
      Directive 2014/24/EU - In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
      Not Provided          
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
   The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No    


Section IV: Procedure

IV.2) Administrative information
   
   IV.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
   Notice number in OJ S: 2020/S 019 - 042373    

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: 1852/03/2019   Lot No: Not Provided    Title: UK PACT
V.2) Award of contract/concession

   V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision: 12/01/2020   

   V.2.2) Information about tenders
   The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

   V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Palladium International Limited, 02394229
          2nd Floor Turnberry House, 100 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8ND., United Kingdom
          NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: No    
   
   V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
   Total value of the procurement: 5,179,741   
   Currency: GBP

Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=631717163
   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
       Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
      Not Provided
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/10/2021
   
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

   VII.1.1) Main CPV code:
      75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services.
   

   VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
      Not Provided

   VII.1.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
       
   
   VII.1.4) Description of the procurement:
    BEIS International Climate Finance Team seeks delivery partners for UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions), a £60m Technical Assistance (TA) programme to support accelerated emissions reductions in developing countries. The key components of UK PACT are:
1) Country-specific TA programme funds, plus a central comms function;
2) A global TA challenge fund
3) Skill-share delivery    
   
   VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession:
               Start: 13/01/2020 / End: 30/06/2023       
   
      Directive 2014/24/EU - In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
      Not Provided       .
   
   VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession
   Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 13,045,817   
   Currency: GBP    
   
   The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
   VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Palladium International Limited, 02394229
          2nd Floor Turnberry House, 100 Bunhill Row,, London, EC1Y 8ND, United Kingdom
          NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: No

   VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 2:
          ICF Consulting Services Limited, 04161656
          Riverscape, 10 Queen Street Place,, London, EC4R 1BE, United Kingdom
          NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: No

   VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 3:
          PA Consulting Services Limited, 00414220
          10 Bressenden Place,, London, SW1E 5DN, United Kingdom
          NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: No

   
VII.2) Information about modifications

   VII.2.1) Description of the modifications:
    Lot 1 Contract with Palladium is being extended, revised end date to be 31st March 2023, revised contract value to be £7,769,611.50.
Lot 2 Contract with ICF Consulting Services Ltd, revised end date to be 30th June 2023, revised contract value to be £4,677,750.
Lot 3 Contract with PA Consulting Services Limited, revised end date to be 31st March 2023, revised contract value to be £7,121,364.
Grant disbursement value to increase to £70m. Non significant changes to services in Contracts.    
   
   VII.2.2) Reasons for modification:
         Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire (Art. 43(1)(b) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art. 72(1)(b) of Directive 2014/24/EU, Art. 89(1)(b) of Directive 2014/25/EU)
   
   Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
    As permitted in the Contract and tender documentation the three Contracts with Delivery Partners are being extended, however not for the 2+1 duration identified, but for a shorter unit of time to accommodate future changes to programme funding which cannot be accommodated in existing Contract.
This modification is permitted under Public Contract Regulations 2015 72 (1)(b).
New procurement of services to commence activities with Prior Information Notice to be issued October 2021.       
   
   VII.2.3) Increase in price
   Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in
   the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
   Value excluding VAT: 13,045,817   
   Currency: GBP    
   
   Total contract value after the modifications:
   Value excluding VAT: 19,568,725.5    
   Currency: GBP