Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
Contact person: Laura Hunnikin
Telephone: +44 2072155000
E-mail: laura.hunnikin@beis.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
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
Evaluation of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund
Reference number: TRN:1822/02/2019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79419000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
BEIS requires evaluation experts to conduct an impact, process and economic evaluation of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF), an innovation grant programme formed in 2012.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
346 445.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
BEIS requires evaluation experts to conduct an impact, process and economic evaluation of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF), an innovation grant programme formed in 2012.
The expected outcome is evidence to understand the impact the scheme had, including overall benefits and lessons learned to inform future decision-making on innovative grant schemes. The primary outputs are expected to be evaluation reports, slide-packs and presentations.
The contract is to be for a period of 20 months unless terminated or extended by the department in accordance with the terms of the contract. There is the possibility of an extension for up to a further 3 months. There is a break point in the contract after stage one of the evaluation. This will be after 6 months.
The total budget for this project is up to a maximum of 380 000 GBP excluding VAT.
A budget of up to 60 000 GBP, excluding VAT, has been allocated to the initial scoping stage of this research where there is a break clause.
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:
2019/S 043-098102
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
29/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
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: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Market and Opinion Research International Ltd (trading as Ipsos MORI)
3 Thomas More Square
London
E1W 1YW
UK
Telephone: +44 2030595000
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:
: 346 445.00
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.
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GO Reference: GO-2019911-PRO-15347208
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
Telephone: +44 2072155000
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Any
Any
UK
Telephone: +44 2072155000
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Any
Any
UK
Telephone: +44 2072155000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/09/2019