Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Energy and Climate Change
3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
UK
E-mail: Mandar.Trivedi@decc.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://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
Development of the impact of grassland management on the UK LULUCF inventory.
Reference number: TRN 1133/02/2016
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70332100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DECC wished to appoint a Supplier to undertake a project to provide evidence of the impact of the principal grassland management approaches under UK conditions on soil organic carbon stocks so that we could publish an inventory which reflects changes in UK carbon stocks and be sure that the inventory is compliant with the IPCC requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
169 762.00
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
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (‘DECC’) wished to appoint a Supplier to undertake a project to provide evidence of the impact of the principal grassland management approaches under UK conditions on soil organic carbon stocks so that we could publish an inventory which reflects changes in UK carbon stocks and be sure that the inventory is compliant with the IPCC requirements. It will also assist with policy development for the forthcoming LULUCF regulation and carbon budgets. The key outputs are stock change factors for grassland management techniques with uncertainty estimates and a framework to incorporate these into the LULUCF inventory.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1: understanding requirement
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Criterion 2: methodology
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Criterion 3: skills and expertise
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Criterion 4: addressing challenges and risks
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Criterion 5: management and delivery
/ Weighting: 15
Price
/ Weighting:
25
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:
2016/S 040-065422
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
29/04/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ricardo-AEA Ltd
Gemini Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell
Didcot
OX11 0QR
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:
: 169 762.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=212110173
GO Reference: GO-2016727-PRO-8539577.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/07/2016