Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3150103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/ccs
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/ccs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.gov.uk/ccs
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps?fh=1
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Demand Management and Renewables
Reference number: RM6313
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Demand Management and Renewables DPS will provide a route to market to support the UK Public Sectors decarbonisation strategies across the public sector estate
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09121200
09123000
09300000
09310000
09320000
09321000
09322000
09323000
09324000
09330000
09331000
09331100
09331200
09332000
31000000
31121300
31121310
31121320
31121330
31121331
31121340
31122000
31122100
31124000
31124100
31124200
31126000
31127000
31128000
31161800
31220000
31230000
31320000
31712347
38550000
38551000
38552000
38553000
38554000
39715000
39715100
39715200
39717000
39717100
39717200
42160000
42161000
42162000
42163000
42511110
42511200
42512000
42512100
42512200
42515000
42522100
42530000
42533000
44111520
45112400
45214000
45232140
45232141
45232142
45262640
45320000
45331000
48000000
50000000
71314000
71314100
71314200
71314300
71314310
71315200
71315210
71520000
71521000
71530000
71540000
71541000
72000000
72100000
72224000
72316000
79993100
90710000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a collaborative agreement for the provision of goods and services relating to Demand Management and Renewables. This DPS has been established to support Public Sector (both Central Government and Wider Public Sector) decarbonisation and Carbon Net Zero targets.
The new agreement will support a number of routes to market for a wide range of industries from solar to heat pumps. The level of services offered will include:
Design and Feasibility study
Installation services
Maintenance and Servicing
Purchase only
Decommissioning services
Full end to end service
If you are successfully appointed to the DPS following your submission you will be invited by customers (buyers) to submit tenders for relevant services through a call for competition. This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout the duration of the DPS. CCS reserves the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its lifetime in accordance with the terms set out in the DPS contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: N/A
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: N/A
Price
/ Weighting:
N/A
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Customers may enter into a contract with a supplier for a period of their determining which may exceed the RM6313 Demand Management Renewables DPS Agreement, should this agreement be terminated at any time. The flexibility of the contracting period allows customers (Buyers) to determine appropriate contracting timelines required to enable the supplier to meet customer needs.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.
Suppliers will be assessed on their response to the selection criteria in their request to participate for a place on the RM6313 – Demand Management and Renewables Dynamic Purchasing System Agreement. The procurement bid pack and registration details can be accessed via the following URL address
https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps
and clicking on RM6313 – Demand Management and Renewables
Please read the DPS Needs document first for a full overview of the procurement process and read the instructions carefully. To register for the RM6313 – Demand Management and Renewables Dynamic Purchasing System Agreement DPS Agreement please select the ‘Access as a Supplier’ link which can be located at the URL address above.
An example of how to register for the DPS platform can be found at the following youtube generic guide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gMaIEIqEyY&authuser=0
Please note that to register you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
The procurement will be managed electronically via CCS. The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. This procurement offering does not guarantee any minimum spend and there will be no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee under this DPS. As part of this contract notice the bid pack and the following documents can be accessed at the link provided below:
1) Contract notice authorised customer list;
2) Rights reserved for CCS DPS Agreement.
3) Contract Notice Transparency Information for Crown Commercial Service Framework Contract
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/488200f7-216c-473a-afdd-3d63f7ca441b
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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:
2021/S 000-032151
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
27/11/2026
Local time: 00:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
27/09/2022
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. The Authority cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. The Authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any DPS Agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers.
(iii) to make changes to the management charge applicable to this DPS in relation to both the percentage charged and the methodology used.
It is the Supplier’s responsibility to take their own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply in the particular circumstances of the contract and to act accordingly.
On 2.4.2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.
Some purchases under this DPS Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this DPS Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Regulations (as defined in READ FIRST RM6313- DPS Needs within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-offs from this DPS will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the DPS and any Call-off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/09/2022