The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Greening Government Commitments – Technical Support Contract

UK-London: Technical analysis or consultancy services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Department of Energy and Climate Change
             3 Whitelhall Place, London, SW1A 2AW, United Kingdom
             Email: GGC.techsupport@decc.gsi.gov.uk
             Contact: Mark Corbett
             Main Address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=197037978 to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      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
      II.1.1) Title: Greening Government Commitments – Technical Support Contract       
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services.
      DA40-1 - Quality control
      JA17-9 - For data

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: The contract will provide technical support on the Greening Government Commitments that sets out the targets reductions for energy and waste that central government departments and their agencies must meet. They will provide assurances and guidance to government departments to ensure accurate and reliable data is recorded against the targets.

Acquiring this data requires all 23 Government Departments, including a number of Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) affiliated with those departments, to report statistics covering energy consumption (buildings and business travel), waste arisings, water use and other key variables.

This contract seeks to secure a contractor to collate, assure and analyse data provided by Departments on progress made against the GGC targets. The contractor will submit quarterly and annual data returns to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 150,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.1) Title: Not provided       
      Lot No: Not provided       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The contract will provide technical support on the Greening Government Commitments that sets out the targets reductions for energy and waste that central government departments and their agencies must meet. They will provide assurances and guidance to government departments to ensure accurate and reliable data is recorded against the targets.

Acquiring this data requires all 23 Government Departments, including a number of Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) affiliated with those departments, to report statistics covering energy consumption (buildings and business travel), waste arisings, water use and other key variables.

This contract seeks to secure a contractor to collate, assure and analyse data provided by Departments on progress made against the GGC targets. The contractor will submit quarterly and annual data returns to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Criteria below
            Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 01a – Managing / Developing the Reporting Tool (10%) / Weighting: 10
            Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 01b – Support for Departments (10%) / Weighting: 10
            Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 01c – Quality Assurance (10%) / Weighting: 10
            Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 01d – Reporting Data (includes other deliverables) (10%) / Weighting: 10
            Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 01e – Evaluating Performance (10%) / Weighting: 10
            Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 02 - Delivery Plan / Weighting: 20
            Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 03 - Required Skills / Weighting: 20
                        
            Cost criterion - Name: Criterion 04 - Price / Weighting: 10
                              
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 150,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 60       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number:
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of cadidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: We are seeking a partner who can demonstrate expertise in managing and interpreting energy consumption data; is experienced in applying rigorous quality control processes to validate data; and has strong familiarity with development and use of data reporting tools – including web-based reporting tools.

For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the attached ITT.

The contract is to be for a period of 36 months unless terminated or extended by the Department in accordance with the terms of the contract. There will be an option for an extension of up to a further 24 months.

The budget should not exceed £25,000 to £35,000 (excluding VAT) per Annum and should not exceed £90,000 over the three years (excluding VAT).       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: Yes    

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO        
         The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: No.
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 03/05/2016 Time: 12:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided      
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 2
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 03/05/2016
         Time: 12:01


Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used 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 background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the attached ITT. To view the ITT please use Access Code: 8QQ28NH72D, once in the DELTA website.

The contract is to be for a period of 36 months unless terminated or extended by the Department in accordance with the terms of the contract. There will be an option for an extension of up to a further 24 months.

The budget should not exceed £25,000 to £35,000 (excluding VAT) per Annum and should not exceed £90,000 over the three years (excluding VAT).
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Technical-analysis-or-consultancy-services./8QQ28NH72D

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8QQ28NH72D
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Department of Energy and Climate Change
       3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2AW, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 31/03/2016

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