Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial
London
UK
E-mail: internationalclimateandenergy.procurement@energysecurity.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero
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
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Independent Evaluation and Learning Partner for the NDC Support Programme
Reference number: prj_6894
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The independent Evaluation Partner will assess the effectiveness of the UK’s NDC Support Programme and provide lessons to inform future programme development. The evaluation will run for three years, from August 2026 to March 2029 during which two learning reports and a more extensive whole programme evaluation report will be delivered. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two-year period for a final evaluation to be delivered in 2031.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
853 083.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Service procured through RM6126 Reserach and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Proposal - Delivery plan and methodology
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Technical Proposal - Team structure, experience, and technical expertise
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Technical Proposal - Programme and financial management skills
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Social Value Proposal MAC3
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social Value Proposal MAC4
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Pricing Proposal
/ Weighting: 20
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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:
2021/S 000-027581
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: con_10160
Title: Independent Evaluation and Learning Partner to assess the UK’s NDC Support Programme
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NIRAS Group (UK) Ltd
Ascot
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 853 083.00
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, The High Court
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/08/2026