Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Energy Saving Trust Ltd
Prospect House, 5 Thistle Street
EH2 1DF
Edinburgh
UK
Contact person: Maddalena Galloni
Telephone: +44 1315557900
E-mail: maddalena.galloni@est.org.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA14923
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Not for Profit
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ITT for an impact evaluation of the Low Energy Inclusive Appliances Programme
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79419000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The LEIA programme is commissioning an eight-year impact evaluation to assess its achievements and effectiveness to date. It will also explore LEIA’s role in
facilitating the growth of the off-grid appliance sector in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
We want to understand how LEIA’s delivery model has worked in practice. That includes how partnerships, coordination and collaboration across different workstreams have helped increase its impact.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
100 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79419000
71314300
72224000
73000000
73200000
73210000
73220000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The LEIA programme is commissioning an eight-year impact evaluation to assess its achievements, effectiveness to date, and measure its overall contribution to the clean energy sector.
The twin objectives of the eight-year impact evaluation are to:
1. Assess the impact of the LEIA programme both in terms of its direct outcomes and impact of the programme, achievements to date and understand its broader influence on the clean energy sector within its target geographies in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
2. Inform the future direction of the LEIA programme by generating robust evidence on what has worked, why, and under what conditions. This will be achieved through shared learnings and deepened understanding of how the clean energy sector is evolving. This will help guide strategic decisions, ensure continued relevance, and support potential scale-up.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Expertise
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Transparency & VfM
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ 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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-056401
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
17/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Caribou Digital
Wey Court West, Union Road
Farnham
GU104NF
UK
Telephone: +44 7538647708
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:
: 89 674.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
(SC Ref:837402)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/07/2026