The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Flexibility Innovation Programme: Programme Management Contractor

UK-London: Research and development services and related consultancy 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:
       The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072152967, Email: flexibilityinnovation@beis.gov.uk
       Contact: Bart de Leeuw
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
       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: Flexibility Innovation Programme: Programme Management Contractor    
          Reference number:
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      The ITT is to procure a specialist 3rd Party Programme Management Contractor (PMC) to support BEIS in the design, management and successful delivery of a Flexibility Innovation Programme within the BEIS Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP). This programme aims to enable widespread electricity system flexibility through smart, secure, & accessible technologies & markets. We expect the Programme to be a substantial part of the at least £100m Energy Storage & Flexibility Challenge set out in the PM’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
BEIS will require support in the programme design, launch & project management, founded on recognised technical expertise in the following areas:
•Integration & interoperability of DSR systems;
•Standards & specifications related to smart energy systems;
•V2X tech
•Smart Metering
•Low Income & Vulnerable
•Data & Digitisation
•Digital Solutions
•Markets for Flexibility
•Moving from lab scale to real world demonstrator settings          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 4,800,000 - 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.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The Department expects to run an open competition for this on the Find a Tender system in Autumn 2021. An online pre-ITT information event will be scheduled and an initial draft of the ITT may be shared prior to the competition opening. Please register your interest in attending the event and/or receiving a draft ITT by emailing flexibilityinnovation@beis.gov.uk    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Please note: Mott McDonald lead a consortium of technical advisors procured for the Science & Innovation for Climate & Energy Directorate in BEIS. They will not be involved in the creation of the specification or ITT for this work, however they will be advising BEIS on the outputs from this contract. All necessary steps will be taken to mitigate any conflict of interest potentially arising.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         15/10/2021
      
      
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-2021820-PRO-18773623 TKR-2021820-PRO-18773622        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 20/08/2021