The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Evaluation of UK Climate Investments Pilot

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)
      3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1Y 2AW, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 3000671253, Email: anna.balm@decc.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.decc.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.delta-esourcing.com
      Contact: Anna Balm, Attn: Anna Balm
      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: Evaluation of UK Climate Investments Pilot
      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:Not Provided
      
      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. Economic research services. System quality assurance planning services. System quality assurance assessment and review services. DECC is looking for a contractor or consortium to undertake an evaluation of the UK Climate Investments (UKCI) pilot programme.

On 24 March the Secretary of State for DECC announced a new joint venture with the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), UK Climate Investments, to assist in the investment of the UK’s International Climate Fund (ICF). The Pilot has been developed in response to the urgent need to scale-up low-carbon investment to keep the world on a 2 degree pathway.

The UK Green Investment Bank has a successful track record of mobilising private investment into the UK’s green infrastructure and economy, and DECC intends to draw on this expertise to maximise the impact and effectiveness of UK climate finance. DECC has committed £200m to leverage the GIB’s commercial and green discipline for the benefit of the deployment of climate finance internationally.

Due to the novel and innovative nature of the Pilot, and the importance of the decisions being faced by DECC at the end of the Pilot, an evaluation is essential.

For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the ITT.
         
      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.
         
         79311400 - Economic research services.
         
         72224200 - System quality assurance planning services.
         
         72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review 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: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      This contract will be for 38 months. The budget is £800,000 - £1,000,000. Please see the ITT for further information.                  
         Estimated value excluding VAT:
         Range between: 800,000 and 1,000,000
         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: 38 (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: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 1048/7/2015      
      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: 07/09/2015
      Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 10:00
         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 07/09/2015
         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
         Duration in month(s): 6
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Not Provided

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: 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./45PC3XW828

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/45PC3XW828
GO-2015717-PRO-6807592 TKR-2015717-PRO-6807591
   
   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 3000671253, Email: anna.balm@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: 17/07/2015

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