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
Contact person: Julia Sussams
E-mail: climatechange.statistics@decc.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.delta-esourcing.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-energy-climate-change
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
Contract to deliver the UK's National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory.
Reference number: TRN 1146/03/2016
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To provide Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and Air Quality Pollutant Inventories to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the UK Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), respectively. Together these inventories are known as the UK National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, or NAEI. These inventories will enable the UK Government to better understand UK GHG and air quality pollutant emissions, track the effectiveness of policies designed to mitigate them and meet domestic and international reporting requirements.
For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the ITT.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 411 327.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72316000
72322000
90714100
90700000
90711000
90711300
90731100
90740000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and Air Quality Pollutant Inventories to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the UK Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), respectively.
DECC
In addition to the Inventory itself, there will be a need to use and adapt the underlying database to meet a number of additional requirements:
— Data to support DECC's National Statistics on GHG emissions;
— Spatially distributed emissions maps;
— Local Authority emissions statistics;
— Devolved Administration GHG emissions inventories.
Defra
As with the GHG Inventory, there are additional requirements to be met:
— Data to support Defra's National Statistics on air pollutant emissions;
— Spatially distributed emissions maps;
— Devolved Administration air quality pollutant emissions inventories.
The contract is expected to run for 3 years 7 months with an option to extend for up to a further year (see additional info for more).
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 Authority has a budget of 6 418 000 GBP, excluding VAT, based on a 3 years, 7 months-long Contract. This is the maximum value and the Authority will not accept a submission with a price that is greater than this value. In addition, Defra's individual maximum budget is 2 498 000 GBP, excluding VAT, while DECC's maximum budget is 3 920 000 GBP, excluding VAT.
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
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TRN 1146/03/2016
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/10/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 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
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:
: 6 411 327.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
An amended version of DECC's Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract will apply to this Contract. These are attached to this Invitation to Tender in Annex A of the ITT.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=226891988
GO Reference: GO-20161111-PRO-9100984.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
London
SW1A 2AW
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/11/2016