The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Smart Metering Non-Domestic Early Learning Research

UK-London: Research and development services and related consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
      LD Orchard, 1 Victoria Steet, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 3000685753, Email: sarah.mussell@decc.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.decc.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.delta-esourcing.com
      Contact: Sarah Mussell, Attn: Sarah Mussell
      Electronic Access URL: www.delta-esourcing.com
      Electronic Submission URL: www.delta-esourcing.com

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public Services

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Smart Metering Non-Domestic Early Learning Research
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 8

         Region Codes: UK - UNITED KINGDOM         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Research and development services and related consultancy services. Research services. DECC is looking for a contractor to undertake primary research with non-domestic organisations and associated actors to improve our evidence base on how and why smart meter data is/is not being used for energy management in relation to non-domestic organisations; and the pathways, enablers and barriers to energy saving using such data.

The research is expected to take a theory based approach, guided by a theoretical framework which will be separately developed by DECC, with assistance from an external advisor. The research should be focused around gaining an in-depth understanding into the relevant environment and context for smart metering in different types or “clusters” of non-domestic sites. The project is expected to involve a case study approach and primarily qualitative research methods. It will also involve further developing and operationalising DECC’s initial work on the development of typology of different clusters of sites to use for the current research project. At a later stage following further development, the aim is for this typology to be used to help guide future evaluation research and potentially for policy targeting.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
         
         73110000 - Research services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided      
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: Not Provided   
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      The contract is to be for a period of 17 months including extension the actual requirement will be for 11 months with a possible extension of up to 5 – 6 months, unless terminated or extended by the Department in accordance with the terms of the contract. There will be a contract break point following the first stage of research (expected to be end of August 2015) to allow for a decision on whether to proceed with the second stage of research and if so to allow emerging findings to inform the scope of the second stage. For any additional extension to the project, the successful contractor would need to submit a proposal prior to DECC’s agreement to any contract extension and any such extension is not guaranteed.
In order to inform policy decisions in advance of/in the early stages of the main smart metering installation stage – an initial stage of fieldwork for this project should be completed in time for a report of stage 1 findings to be delivered by the end of August 2015. Following a review of emerging findings/contract break point, if a second stage of work is confirmed, fieldwork for this second stage should be completed before the end of November 2015, with final reports to follow in December 2015.
The total budget for both stages of this project is up to £300,000 – £340,000 excluding VAT. This budget will need to be allocated as follows:

Stage 1: up to £90,000 – £100,000k
Stage 2 (if confirmed): up to £210,000 – £230,000

The contract may vary slightly as this requirement is carried out depending on the research requested. All will be under the scope of this requirement.                  
         Estimated value excluding VAT:
         Range between: 90,000 and 330,000
         Currency: GBP
               
      
      II.2.2)Options: No          
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: No          
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 17 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
      Not Provided      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         Not Provided
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         Not Provided      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: Not Provided
   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 992/02/2015      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

      Date: 29/04/2015
      Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 09:00
         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 29/04/2015
         Time: 11:00      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         
      IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender Not Provided      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Date: 29/04/2015
         Time: 11:00


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./B6C376739Y

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B6C376739Y
GO-2015313-PRO-6439148 TKR-2015313-PRO-6439147
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
      1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 3000685753, Email: sarah.mussell@decc.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.decc.gsi.gov.uk

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               Department of Energy & Climate Change
         1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EY, United Kingdom
         Tel. +44 3000685753, Email: sarah.mussell@decc.gsi.gov.uk

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 13/03/2015

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