Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Contact
Sustainability and Climate Change Unit
DFE.SUSTAINABILITY@education.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans- SECTOR ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
Reference number
con_23666
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To facilitate regional networks of support and advice for sustainability and climate action planning in the education system.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,919,059.61
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73120000 - Experimental development services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To facilitate regional networks of support and advice for sustainability and climate action planning in the education system. This will involve facilitating a ‘regional network’ in each education region, where sustainability leads can benefit from peer-to-peer learning and mentoring; recruiting volunteer and/or paid experts to engage directly with education settings – at individual or trust level – who will help those settings develop and implement climate action plans; and ensuring that this on-the-ground support is properly targeted to those settings that need the support the most.
The provider will identify appropriate experts to help enable individual education settings and trusts to develop their Climate Action Plans.
Climate action plans should include action over the following areas:
• Decarbonisation and energy efficiency,
• Climate adaptation and resilience,
• Biodiversity and green infrastructure,
• Climate education and green skills and careers.
As such, the network of experts must be drawn from a wide range of careers and occupations (education, academia, industry), to provide the technical expertise needed to help education settings own and implement these wide-ranging plans.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-019381
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
con_23666
Title
Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans- SECTOR ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 January 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Reading
Reading
RG6 6AH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,919,059.61
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
Country
United Kingdom