Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Energy an Climate Change
3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
UK
E-mail: laura.bates@decc.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: 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
Provision of A Pilot Study to Apply the DECC QA Guidance for Models to the NAEI models.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72225000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This pilot study aimed to investigate the current quality assurance (QA) level of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) and the resource applied to upgrade the QA level to DECC's current model QA standards.
The direct award of contract is justified under section 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015: Competition is absent for technical reasons. Where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
109 926.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This pilot study aimed to investigate the current quality assurance (QA) level of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) and the resource applied to upgrade the QA level to DECC's current model QA standards.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The direct award of contract is justified under section 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015: Competition is absent for technical reasons. Where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
This pilot was needed to understand the resources needed to bring complex models in line with new QA standards and there was no option other than to use the incumbent supplier to carry out this work.
The direct award of contract is justified under section 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015: Competition is absent for technical reasons. Where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
03/03/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ricardo Energy & Environment
c/o Ricardo-AEA Ltd Shoreham Technical Centre Old Shoreham Road, West Sussex
Shoreham-by-Sea
BN43 5FG
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:
: 109 926.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The direct award of contract is justified under section 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015: Competition is absent for technical reasons. Where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-2016722-PRO-8518801.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/07/2016