Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cambridge City Council
Cambridge City Council, Guildhall
Cambridge
CB2 3QJ
UK
Contact person: Miss Lesley-Ann George
Telephone: +44 1223458178
E-mail: lesley-ann.george@cambridge.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cambridge.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://procontract.due-north.com
I.1) Name and addresses
Huntingdonshire District Council
Pathfinder House
Huntingdon
PE29 3TN
UK
Contact person: Sarah Youthed
E-mail: sarah.youthed@huntingdonshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.huntingdontown.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Cambourne Business Park
Cambourne
CB23 6EA
UK
Contact person: Sean Missin
E-mail: sean.missin@scambs.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=6d95403d-5de0-ed11-8121-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=6d95403d-5de0-ed11-8121-005056b64545
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Cambridge City Council - Green Business Programme
Reference number: DN667135
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Green Business Programme is a partnership project led by Cambridge City Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council, part funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UK-SPF) and overseen by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA). Climate change is a key priority for all three councils and our work to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions includes engaging and supporting local businesses on sustainability.
Objectives of the Green Business Programme
1. To support local SMEs to improve productivity and sustainability by reducing their carbon footprint, increasing efficiencies, lowering utilities costs and meeting customer and employee expectations on sustainability.
2. To enable SMEs to feel empowered and confident to reduce the carbon footprint of their operations, to understand which activities to prioritise to have a higher impact on reducing their carbon footprint, to embed sustainability into business operations and integrate climate change into decision making and where relevant, introduce technologies which are new to their firm, following the Green Business Programme.
3. To deliver the specific SPF related minimum outputs and outcomes
4. To foster the development of new businesses offering carbon reduction solutions to businesses and consumers via a start-up programme.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
688 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Green Business Programme is a partnership project led by Cambridge City Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council, part funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UK-SPF) and overseen by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA). Climate change is a key priority for all three councils and our work to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions includes engaging and supporting local businesses on sustainability.
Objectives of the Green Business Programme
1. To support local SMEs to improve productivity and sustainability by reducing their carbon footprint, increasing efficiencies, lowering utilities costs and meeting customer and employee expectations on sustainability.
2. To enable SMEs to feel empowered and confident to reduce the carbon footprint of their operations, to understand which activities to prioritise to have a higher impact on reducing their carbon footprint, to embed sustainability into business operations and integrate climate change into decision making and where relevant, introduce technologies which are new to their firm, following the Green Business Programme.3. To deliver the specific SPF related minimum outputs and outcomes
4. To foster the development of new businesses offering carbon reduction solutions to businesses and consumers via a start-up programme.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
688 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 25
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
There are an optional 12 months in 1 month increments to complete the contract requirements
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/06/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
19/06/2023
Local time: 12:05
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
The Strand
London
W2CA 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/05/2023