Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
E-mail: James.Cooke@beis.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Evaluation of an Energy Efficiency Grant Scheme and Delivery model
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to an opportunity to participate in pre-tender market engagement relation to evaluations of:
The second iteration of Home Upgrade Grant (HUG 2);
The joint delivery model of HUG 2 and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.
The aims of the HUG 2 evaluation will be to provide evidence to understand how the scheme was delivered and experienced (through process evaluation), the extent to which the scheme achieved its stated longer-term impacts (impact evaluation) and to provide support on data and measures for an internal cost benefit analysis.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79419000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Remote
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to an opportunity to participate in pre-tender market engagement relation to evaluations of:
The second iteration of Home Upgrade Grant (HUG 2);
The joint delivery model of HUG 2 and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.
The aims of the HUG 2 evaluation will be to provide evidence to understand how the scheme was delivered and experienced (through process evaluation), the extent to which the scheme achieved its stated longer-term impacts (impact evaluation) and to provide support on data and measures for an internal cost benefit analysis.
The Delivery Model Evaluation aims to conduct a smaller process and impact evaluation and also aims to evaluate extent to which the delivery model has delivered value to the public purse (VfM evaluation).
Evidence from these evaluations will inform and help improve the design and delivery of high-profile domestic energy efficiency retrofit policies and provide transparency to the general public (including interested stakeholders) on how the funding has been used and delivered its aims.
We anticipate this contract will have a contract life of approximately 4 years (with a structure of 2+1+1 contract term) and a total value of approx. £1 million pounds, with a more significant proportion of the budget allocated to the HUG2 evaluation compared to the Delivery Model evaluation, and almost all delivery taking place in the first 3 years.
To ensure that the evaluation scheme delivers the above stated objective, DESNZ are commencing market engagement activities to better understand the nature of interested suppliers and to give them an opportunity to participate before the service is tendered.
This engagement will be an opportunity for potential service providers to discuss the implications and opportunities with the commissioning analysis team to potentially influence the scope of work before the tender is launched in coming weeks.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
30/06/2023
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2023