Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting 
        entity
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  Ofgem
  10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf
  London
  E14 4PU
  UK
  
            Telephone: +44 2079017000
  
            E-mail: procurement2@ofgem.gov.uk
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: http://www.ofgem.gov.uk
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10021
 
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
Hydrogen Likely Areas Study
            Reference number: 2022-175
  II.1.2) Main CPV code
  73000000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  This procurement is intended to support a clear decision-making process, prioritising suitable network development and change to understand the factors which will determine relative suitability, support efforts aimed at prioritising investment and provide insight and evidence to inform Ofgem’s forward planning.
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
  II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
  Lowest offer: 
					129 823.00 
					  GBP/ Highest offer:
					200 000.00 
					  GBP
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    73110000
    73210000
    44161110
    44161100
    73220000
    90712100
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UK
Main site or place of performance:
    N/A
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    This procurement is intended to support a clear decision-making process, prioritising suitable network development and change to understand the factors which will determine relative suitability, support efforts aimed at prioritising investment and provide insight and evidence to inform Ofgem’s forward planning.
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    
                    Quality criterion: Technical
                    / Weighting: 30
    
                    Price
                    
                      / Weighting: 
                      70
    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:
                
        Yes
      
 
IV.2) Administrative information
  IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
  Notice number in the OJ S:
  2023/S 000-020819
 
Section V: Award of contract
          Contract No: 2022-175
        A contract/lot is awarded:
        
        Yes
      
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/09/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
                Number of tenders received: 15
                Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
                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: 15
              The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
              
        No
      
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
  AFRY Management Consulting
  4 Millbank
  London
  SW1P 3JA
  UK
  
            Telephone: +44 7384215966
  
            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: 
					: 198 000.00 
					  GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:230653)
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    Public Procurement Review Service
    Cabinet Office
    London
    UK
    
            Telephone: +44 3450103503
    
            E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
    Internet address(es)
    
              URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/11/2023