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| Title: | Quality Assurance and Redevelopment of UK TIMES Industry Input Spreadsheets |
| Notice type: | Contract Notice |
| Authority: | The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Open |
| Short Description: | DECC is looking for a contractor or contractors to: •carry out a partial formula audit; and, •reconstruct a set of Microsoft Excel work books using DECC standard model quality assurance guidance and spreadsheet template https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quality-assurance-tools-and-guidance-in-decc. The workbooks are known as “backing sheets”. They calculate a set of input parameters for eight sectors of a whole system energy model built in the TIMES software. N.B there is no requirement for the contractor to be familiar with this software. The final output of the project will be a set of reconfigured work books that: •are structured according to agreed best-practice, following key principles such as high levels of transparency and easy traceability; •contain as few workbooks and worksheets as possible but no fewer; •are well documented, with: oin-model documentation (N.B. high level documentation describing the structure of the model will be supplied) of each of the calculations and assumptions (with sources) in the input work books; oinput variables identified and referenced; and, •include the facility for ranges for the most “important” variables - for uncertainty analysis. The existing work book structure is complex for each sector there are many interlinked work books. There are approximately 285 work books. The complexity of each sector varies. The table below shows approximate numbers of equations in each of the sectorial models. Agriculture324 Electricity1899 Industry5513 Processes1634 Residential4115 Resources733 Services2814 Transport6406 For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the ITT. The successful bidder will need project management expertise to deliver the evaluation, in particular because a significant proportion of the core funding for this project is allocated to the financial year 2014-15. Break points will be built into the contract. |
| Published: | 03/11/2015 14:11 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
3 Whitehall Place,, London, SW1Y 2AW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3000685688, Email: alec.waterhouse@decc.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.decc.gsi.gov.uk
Contact: Alec Waterhouse, Attn: Alec Waterhouse
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:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
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: Quality Assurance and Redevelopment of UK TIMES Industry Input Spreadsheets
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. Research and development consultancy services. Research consultancy services. Design and execution of research and development. Market research services. Economic research services. Economic impact assessment. Spreadsheets and enhancement software package. Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services. DECC is looking for a contractor or contractors to:
•carry out a partial formula audit; and,
•reconstruct a set of Microsoft Excel work books
using DECC standard model quality assurance guidance and spreadsheet template
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quality-assurance-tools-and-guidance-in-decc.
The workbooks are known as “backing sheets”. They calculate a set of input parameters for eight sectors of a whole system energy model built in the TIMES software. N.B there is no requirement for the contractor to be familiar with this software.
The final output of the project will be a set of reconfigured work books that:
•are structured according to agreed best-practice, following key principles such as high levels of transparency and easy traceability;
•contain as few workbooks and worksheets as possible but no fewer;
•are well documented, with:
oin-model documentation (N.B. high level documentation describing the structure of the model will be supplied) of each of the calculations and assumptions (with sources) in the input work books;
oinput variables identified and referenced; and,
•include the facility for ranges for the most “important” variables - for uncertainty analysis.
The existing work book structure is complex for each sector there are many interlinked work books. There are approximately 285 work books. The complexity of each sector varies.
The table below shows approximate numbers of equations in each of the sectorial models.
Agriculture324
Electricity1899
Industry5513
Processes1634
Residential4115
Resources733
Services2814
Transport6406
For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the ITT.
The successful bidder will need project management expertise to deliver the evaluation, in particular because a significant proportion of the core funding for this project is allocated to the financial year 2014-15. Break points will be built into the contract.
II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
73110000 - Research services.
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services.
73210000 - Research consultancy services.
73300000 - Design and execution of research and development.
79310000 - Market research services.
79311400 - Economic research services.
79311410 - Economic impact assessment.
48990000 - Spreadsheets and enhancement software package.
66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services.
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes
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:
Contract will be for 3 months until the end of March 2016, with an option to extend by the Authority for a further month.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range between: 240,000 and 270,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.2)Options: Not Provided
II.2.3)Information about renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided
II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion
Duration in months: 3 (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: TRN 1053B/07/2015
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: 04/12/2015
Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 17:00
Payable documents: No
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 07/12/2015
Time: 15:00
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
Duration in month(s): 6
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 07/12/2015
Time: 16:00
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.
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./NXH7S7888M
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/NXH7S7888M
GO-2015113-PRO-7275398 TKR-2015113-PRO-7275397
VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1Y 2AW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3000685688, Email: alec.waterhouse@decc.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.decc.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: 03/11/2015
ANNEX A
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Quality Assurance and Redevelopment of UK TIMES Industry Input Spreadsheets
UK-London: Research and development services and related consultancy services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
Title: UK-London: Research and development services and related consultancy services.
I.1)Name, Addresses And Contact Point(s)
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
3 Whitehall Place,, London, SW1Y 2AW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3000685688, Email: alec.waterhouse@decc.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.decc.gsi.gov.uk
Contact: Alec Waterhouse, Attn: Alec Waterhouse
I.2)Type Of Purchasing Body
Not Provided
Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity: Quality Assurance and Redevelopment of UK TIMES Industry Input Spreadsheets
II.1.2)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Research and development services and related consultancy services. Research services. Research and development consultancy services. Research consultancy services. Design and execution of research and development. Market research services. Economic research services. Economic impact assessment. Spreadsheets and enhancement software package. Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services. DECC is looking for a contractor or contractors to:
•carry out a partial formula audit; and,
•reconstruct a set of Microsoft Excel work books
using DECC standard model quality assurance guidance and spreadsheet template
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quality-assurance-tools-and-guidance-in-decc.
The workbooks are known as “backing sheets”. They calculate a set of input parameters for eight sectors of a whole system energy model built in the TIMES software. N.B there is no requirement for the contractor to be familiar with this software.
The final output of the project will be a set of reconfigured work books that:
•are structured according to agreed best-practice, following key principles such as high levels of transparency and easy traceability;
•contain as few workbooks and worksheets as possible but no fewer;
•are well documented, with:
oin-model documentation (N.B. high level documentation describing the structure of the model will be supplied) of each of the calculations and assumptions (with sources) in the input work books;
oinput variables identified and referenced; and,
•include the facility for ranges for the most “important” variables - for uncertainty analysis.
The existing work book structure is complex for each sector there are many interlinked work books. There are approximately 285 work books. The complexity of each sector varies.
The table below shows approximate numbers of equations in each of the sectorial models.
Agriculture324
Electricity1899
Industry5513
Processes1634
Residential4115
Resources733
Services2814
Transport6406
For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the ITT.
The successful bidder will need project management expertise to deliver the evaluation, in particular because a significant proportion of the core funding for this project is allocated to the financial year 2014-15. Break points will be built into the contract.
II.1.3)Common procurement vocabulary:
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
73110000 - Research services.
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services.
73210000 - Research consultancy services.
73300000 - Design and execution of research and development.
79310000 - Market research services.
79311400 - Economic research services.
79311410 - Economic impact assessment.
48990000 - Spreadsheets and enhancement software package.
66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure (as stated in the original notice): Open
IV.2)Administrative Information
IV.2.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity: TRN 1053B/07/2015
IV.2.2)Notice reference for electronically submitted notice
Original Notice sent via: OJS eSender
Notice Reference: 2016 - 173512
IV.2.3)Notice to which this publication refers: Not Provided
IV.2.4)Date of dispatch of the original Notice: 12/02/2016
Section VI: Complementary Information
1: Complementary Information
VI.1)This notice involves: Correction
VI.3)Information to be corrected or added
VI.3.1) Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority
VI.3.2) In the original Notice
VI.3.3)Text to be corrected in the original notice:
Place of text to be modified: V.3)Name And Address Of Economic Operator To Whom The Contract Has Been Awarded:
Instead of: Email: jason.palmer@carltd.com
Internet address: www.carltd.com ->
Read: Email: jason.palmer@cambridgeenergy.org.uk
Internet address: www.cambridgeenergy.org.uk
VI.3.4)Dates to be corrected in the original notice: Not Provided
VI.3.5)Addresses and contact points to be corrected:
Not Provided
VI.3.6)Text to be added in the original notice: Not Provided
VI.4)Other 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=194720658
GO-2016311-PRO-7899071 TKR-2016311-PRO-7899070
VI.5)Date of dispatch: 11/03/2016
View Award Notice
Section I: Contracting Authority
Title: UK-London: Research and development services and related consultancy services.
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
3 Whitehall Place,, London, SW1Y 2AW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3000685688, Email: alec.waterhouse@decc.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.decc.gsi.gov.uk
Contact: Alec Waterhouse, Attn: Alec Waterhouse
Electronic Access URL: www.delta-esourcing.com
Electronic Submission URL: www.delta-esourcing.com
I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3) Main activity:
Not Provided
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
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Quality Assurance and Redevelopment of UK TIMES Industry Input Spreadsheets
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works:
SERVICES
Service Category: 8
Region Codes: UK - UNITED KINGDOM
II.1.3)Information about a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:
Not Provided
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Research and development services and related consultancy services. Research services. Research and development consultancy services. Research consultancy services. Design and execution of research and development. Market research services. Economic research services. Economic impact assessment. Spreadsheets and enhancement software package. Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services. DECC is looking for a contractor or contractors to:
•carry out a partial formula audit; and,
•reconstruct a set of Microsoft Excel work books
using DECC standard model quality assurance guidance and spreadsheet template
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quality-assurance-tools-and-guidance-in-decc.
The workbooks are known as “backing sheets”. They calculate a set of input parameters for eight sectors of a whole system energy model built in the TIMES software. N.B there is no requirement for the contractor to be familiar with this software.
The final output of the project will be a set of reconfigured work books that:
•are structured according to agreed best-practice, following key principles such as high levels of transparency and easy traceability;
•contain as few workbooks and worksheets as possible but no fewer;
•are well documented, with:
oin-model documentation (N.B. high level documentation describing the structure of the model will be supplied) of each of the calculations and assumptions (with sources) in the input work books;
oinput variables identified and referenced; and,
•include the facility for ranges for the most “important” variables - for uncertainty analysis.
The existing work book structure is complex for each sector there are many interlinked work books. There are approximately 285 work books. The complexity of each sector varies.
The table below shows approximate numbers of equations in each of the sectorial models.
Agriculture324
Electricity1899
Industry5513
Processes1634
Residential4115
Resources733
Services2814
Transport6406
For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the ITT.
The successful bidder will need project management expertise to deliver the evaluation, in particular because a significant proportion of the core funding for this project is allocated to the financial year 2014-15. Break points will be built into the contract.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary:
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
73110000 - Research services.
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services.
73210000 - Research consultancy services.
73300000 - Design and execution of research and development.
79310000 - Market research services.
79311400 - Economic research services.
79311410 - Economic impact assessment.
48990000 - Spreadsheets and enhancement software package.
66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services.
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes
II.2)Total Final Value Of Contract(s)
II.2.1) Total final value of the contract(s)
Value: 265,150
Currency: GBP
Excluding VAT: Yes
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:
Criteria - Weighting
Understanding the Requirement - 10
Methodology - 10
Skills and Expertise of the team allocated to this requirement - 40
Addressing Challenges and Risks - 10
Management and Delivery - 10
Price - 20
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: TRN 1053B/07/2015
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No
Section V: Award Of Contract
1: Award And Contract Value
Contract No: 1
V.1)Date Of Contract Award: 12/01/2016
V.2) Information About Offers
Number Of Offers Received: 14
Number Of Offers Received By Electronic Means: 14
V.3)Name And Address Of Economic Operator To Whom The Contract Has Been Awarded:
Official name: Cambridge Energy
Postal address: 2 Cowper Road
Town: Cambridge
Postal code: CB1 3SN
Country: United Kingdom
Email: jason.palmer@carltd.com
Telephone: +44 1223460475
Internet address: www.carltd.com
V.4)Information On Value Of Contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: 265,150
Currency: GBP
V.5)Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: Not Provided
Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.2)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=189728504
GO-2016212-PRO-7751051 TKR-2016212-PRO-7751050
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1Y 2AW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3000685688, Email: alec.waterhouse@decc.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.decc.gov.uk
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not Provided
VI.4)Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 12/02/2016