Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
Contact person: Samuel Kinshuck
Telephone: +44 2072151211
E-mail: samuel.kinshuck@beis.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy,
Address of the buyer profile: www.delta-esourcing.com
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
Evaluation of Energy Saving Products and Services Submitted to the SENS Competition
Reference number: TRN 1737/12/2018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
BEIS is developing an innovation competition to support the development of smart meter enabled products and services that enable domestic consumers to reduce their energy consumption. To support delivery of the competition, BEIS wishes to procure a programme of work to evaluate the energy-saving products submitted by competition entrants. The trialled products will use data generated by smart meters (potentially alongside follow-up support) to provide information or tips to consumers that enable and/or motivate them to behave in a more energy efficient manner. The goal of this work will be to understand the magnitude of the effects that these products have on consumer behaviour and the mechanisms through which they exert these effects.
To be clear, the procurement advertised here is for the evaluation of products supported by the competition; it is not for the management or organisation of the competition.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
865 539.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
73100000
73300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
BEIS wishes to procure a contractor to assess evidence gathered over the course of the Smart Energy Savings (SENS) competition. The SENS competition will support successful applicants to develop products that use smart meter data to help consumers reduce their energy consumption. The contractor will design, monitor and analyse data from trials that test the impact of these products using meter data. The trials will be implemented by competition winners but overseen by the contractor. The number of trials will be determined by the number of successful competition entries but will be capped at 8.
The contractor will also:
1) Conduct a light touch evaluation of the competition itself to assess its impact on the market for energy efficiency-promoting products;
2) Conduct qualitative and quantitative research with trial participants to uncover the mechanisms through which the effects of the products were achieved;
3) Participate in the review of innovation competition bids.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 019-040880
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ipsos Mori UK Ltd
Ipsos Mori, 3 Thomas More Square
London
E1W 1YW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 865 539.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Yes partly, the contractor will be working with sub-contractors
Section VI: Complementary information
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.
GO Reference: GO-201948-PRO-14777849
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
Telephone: +44 2072151211
E-mail: samuel.kinshuck@beis.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/04/2019