Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Energy and Climate Change
3 Witehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
UK
Contact person: Stephen Plant
E-mail: euetsauctionplatform@decc.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.delta-esourcing.com
Address of the buyer profile: www.decc.gov.uk
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
EU Emissions Trading System: Procurement of an opt out auctioning platform and related services by the UK Government.
Reference number: TRN 1126/01/2016
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79342400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this contract notice is to:
(i) inform the market of an Invitation to Tender in connection with the procurement of an auction platform and related services by the UK government for the auctioning of greenhouse gas emissions allowances from late 2017 as part of continued implementation of Phase III of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS); and
(ii) provide potential bidders with the details for requesting a copy of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents and information on how to obtain further information about the procurement requirements.
Further background on the EU ETS and auctions can be found at http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/emissions/eu_ets/phase_iii/phase_iii.aspx
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79342400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this contract notice is to:
(i) inform the market of an Invitation to Tender in connection with the procurement of an auction platform and related services by the UK government for the auctioning of greenhouse gas emissions allowances from late 2017 as part of continued implementation of Phase III of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS); and
(ii) provide potential bidders with the details for requesting a copy of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents and information on how to obtain further information about the procurement requirements.
Further background on the EU ETS and auctions can be found at http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/emissions/eu_ets/phase_iii/phase_iii.aspx
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12.11.2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances (the ‘Auctioning Regulation’) sets out the regulatory framework for auctioning general allowances (EUAs) for phase III of the EU ETS.
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 Auctioning Regulation also sets out the detailed requirements for the auctioning of aviation and phase III general allowances. Details of the provisions of particular importance are included in the ITT but the preferred supplier will be expected to follow the provisions set out in that Regulation as a whole.
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:
2016/S 093-166029
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TRN: 1126/01/2016
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ICE Futures Europe
Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street
London
EC1Y 4SA
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:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please note this is a zero value contract (not 1 GBP) — costs can be recovered by the supplier through a fee charged per allowance auctioned, in line with the Auctioning Regulation. The delay between awarding the tender and signing the contract was because the platform had to be approved by the EU.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=277038064
GO Reference: GO-201794-PRO-10955362.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/09/2017