Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West of England Combined Authority
Rivergate House, 70 Redcliff Street, Redcliffe
Bristol
BS1 6AL
UK
E-mail: greg.derrick@westofengland-ca.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westofengland-ca.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.westofengland-ca.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Low Carbon Challenge Fund report Summative Assessment
Reference number: DN665886
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Under the requirements of the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014-20, grant recipients are required to conduct a summative assessment at the conclusion of each project as part of monitoring and evaluation, to include impact assessment and process assessment.
The Combined Authority intends to procure an evaluation for the Low Carbon Challenge Fund. This evaluation will help inform similar future funding, already secured from the Authority’s Green Recovery Fund.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
15 790.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79311410
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Low Carbon Challenge Fund (LCCF) aims to support a shift to the low carbon economy, in the context of a financial recovery from the pandemic. It delivers objectives set out in the West of England Climate and Ecological Strategy and Action Plan. LCCF is funded through ERDF, the West of England Recovery Fund and the Green Recovery Fund. There are three grants streams in the fund:
i) Green Business Grants (£1.7m) – grants for SMEs of up to £15k for energy saving improvements to buildings and equipment;
ii) Local Energy Scheme (£1.3m) – grants of up to £500k to support the delivery of renewable energy projects that deliver community benefits;
iii) Innovative Housing Retrofit Scheme (£500k) – a grant of £500k for a pilot project to test retrofit in 25 hard-to-treat homes.
This assessment needs to cover the total delivery of LCCF and delivery by funding stream, with the summative assessment report for ERDF funds only.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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:
Yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The value of the procurement did not warrant an OJEU publication.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C1155
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/07/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PFA Research Limited
Cornwall
UK
NUTS: UKK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 15 790.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/07/2023