Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
3-8 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2EG
UK
E-mail: greenhousegasinventory@energysecurity.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
E-mail: AQIE.Correspondence@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) 2025: Lot 2
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The NAEI is a long-running programme which has been responsible for producing the UK’s Greenhouse Gas and Air Quality Pollutant Inventories in order to meet its domestic and international reporting obligations, to inform decision makers on the impact of policies on emissions, and to aid in the development of new policies to help the UK meet its long-term climate and air quality targets. The core delivery of the inventory products and outputs take place in the Lot 1 contract.
The key activities of this Lot 2 contract include:
• Assuring key products and plans arising from the Lot 1 NAEI.
• Developing and delivering holistic assurance activities to look across the entire Inventory system.
• Designing and maintaining an Inventory Improvement Strategy.
• Creating improvement project specifications to be commissioned.
• Delivering secretariat functions for GHG and AQ governance groups.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
33 400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objectives of this Lot are to:
• Review and provide recommendations to strengthen the Lot 1 Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes across the full Inventory cycle.
• Review the UK’s institutional arrangements, including governance, and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Review the Lot 1 strategy and planning for Data Supply and Improvement Plan and Capability and Resilience Plan assessing effectiveness of prioritisation and providing recommendations for improvement (further information in Lot 1 ITT).
• Deliver an assessment the robustness of inventory methodologies and assumptions.
• Establish a robust Inventory Improvement Strategy.
• Design impactful improvement projects which deliver excellent value for money.
• Deliver an effective secretariat for the Government’s Inventory governance groups.
These aims and objectives will be delivered through three work packages:
• Work Package 1 (Section 4.1) – Programme Management
• Work Package 2 (Section 4.2) – Inventory Assurance
• Work Package 3 (Section 4.3) – Inventory Improvement
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-030620
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Public Service Consultants Ltd
45 Pall Mall
London
SW1Y5JG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 829 670.25
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
3-8 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2EG
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/12/2024