The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Alternative Energy Markets: Trial Design

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:
       Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072158166, Email: alternativeenergymarkets@beis.gov.uk
       Contact: Natalie Staffurth
       Main Address: https://www.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: Alternative Energy Markets: Trial Design    
          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 Invitation to Tender (ITT) will seek to procure a contractor to support BEIS in the design of the trial phase of the Alternative Energy Markets (AEM) Programme.

We are exploring options for the AEM programme that will create a real-world testing environment for potential reforms to upstream energy price signals (network & policy costs), which will affect how consumers are charged for energy. This environment could test what innovative services and tariffs energy suppliers and other providers can offer and how these incentivise consumer energy choices that support cost-effective decarbonisation.

The Alternative Energy Markets: Trial Design will involve the design of a potential trial to test alternative price signals in a real-world environment, and the development of a research and evaluation workstream to provide the necessary evidence to inform future decisions on potential charging reform.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 450,000 - 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):       
      79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services.          
      71314000 - Energy and related services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      This PIN is not a call for competition.

The Department expects to run an open competition for this on the Find a Tender system in Autumn 2021. An online pre-ITT supplier information event will be held in late September or early October, 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, as well as receiving future AEM programme updates, by emailing alternativeenergymarkets@beis.gov.uk. Any individual who has previously registered interest in the AEM should receive updates automatically.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      The successful bidder (and parent company) for this Invitation to Tender will be excluded from participating in future trials that may emerge under the scope of the AEM programme, to avoid potential conflicts of interest. The successful bidder will not be excluded from bidding for future AEM contracts relating to trial administration or evaluation.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         11/10/2021
      
      
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:       
   To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=623069253
GO-2021917-PRO-18928271 TKR-2021917-PRO-18928270        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 17/09/2021