Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
Contact person: Laura Edwards and Nina Webber
E-mail: ndeeevaluation@beis.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-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
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
Research on energy audits and reporting, including the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).
Reference number: TRN: 1333/07/2017
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
BEIS requires an evidence review & additional research on the effectiveness of energy audits & reporting in driving energy efficiency savings in organisations. This will include a further evaluation to develop the understanding of the impact of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), following on from the previous process evaluation (2015-2017).The research is expected to be conducted in 2 phases, starting Oct 2017 & ending in March 2019:
— Phase 1 (Oct 2017-May 2018) — Evidence & policy review of energy audits & reporting, including ESOS.
— Phase 2 (May 2018-March 2019) — In-depth assessment of the impact & benefits of energy audits & reporting, building on earlier process evaluation of ESOS audits & reporting.
Contract review points & break clauses are included at the end of Phase 1 & at the end of the Phase 2 scoping stage; with possible 6 month extension.
For background information, the full specification & 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:
349 615.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79313000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A briefing session will be held at BEIS, in London at 11am on 6 September 2017. The session will allow BEIS to provide potential bidders with more details about the requirements of this project and will give potential bidders an opportunity to ask questions. Due to space limitations, attendance is restricted to one representative per organisation.
Please advise Laura Edwards (ndeeevaluation@beis.gov.uk) no later than 5pm on 4/9/17 if you wish to send a representative to this session and the name and role of the person attending.
Non-attendance at the session does not preclude further involvement in the tender process.
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 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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
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 1333/07/2017
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ipsos MORI
3 Thomas More Square
London
E1W 1YW
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:
: 349 615.00
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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=288572596
GO Reference: GO-20171121-PRO-11437627.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/11/2017