Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
3-8 Whitehall Place
London
UK
E-mail: lexi.sears@energysecurity.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero
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
Digital Upgrade of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DESNZ are procuring services to substantially upgrade & improve the software system used to generate annual estimates of Greenhouse Gas & pollutant emissions across the UK. Currently a set of XLS files, Access databases & SQL, with other software linking these, are used to store, process & report data. Outputs from this system are used by UK Gov to report against our emissions targets (inc. Carbon Budgets, Paris Agreement).
Based on a requirement that will be provided you will develop a new software approach which streamlines the system, using standard architecture across all inventory sectors to store, analyze, and report emissions.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 899 950.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement of technical and scientific services to
- take an existing detailed specification of requirement
- turn this into a plan for software system development
- construct the new system to estimate GHG and air quality pollutant emissions, ensuring that the outputs of the new system reproduce the outputs of the existing system, or where differences exist these are understood, documented, and accepted
- ensure that an arm’s length Digital Assurance function is provided within the Contract to enable independent scrutiny and sign-off of each finalized element of the solution
- liaise with key users throughout development, to ensure product meets user needs, and align system development with existing IPCC Inventory Guidelines and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) emissions reporting requirements
- Project Manage this work and provide regular updates to DESNZ on risks, progress, timelines, and costs
See https://naei.beis.gov.uk/about/national-inventory-system for more information on the current UK National Inventory System
As well as digital project management, the supplier will need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of GHG and air quality inventory methods, and the application of these methods through software.
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
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 000-001799
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/10/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG LLP
London
E14 5GL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mott Macdonald
Croydon
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aether Limited
Oxford
OX1 1BY
UK
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:
: 2 889 950.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/10/2023