- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Gas Engineering
- Lot 2. Electricity Engineering
- Lot 3. Distributed Energy Resources
- Lot 5. Carbon Capture and Storage and Nuclear
- Lot 6. Economic Services & Advice
- Lot 7. Specialist Technical Advisers
- Lot 8. Energy Efficiency Advice
- Lot 4. Renewable Heat & Electricity Generation
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ofgem
10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
Telephone
+44 2079017000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10021
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Energy and Economic Services and Advice Framework Agreement
Reference number
2021-090
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The procurement is for the provision of gas, electricity, renewable heat & electricity generation, energy efficiency technical consultancy, economic services and advice.
This framework agreement will be delivered through eight specific lots:
Lot 1 – Gas Engineering
Lot 2 – Electricity Engineering
Lot 3 – Distributed Energy Resources
Lot 4 – Renewable Heat & Electricity Generation
Lot 5 – Carbon Capture and Storage and Nuclear
Lot 6 – Economic Services & Advice
Lot 7 – Specialist Technical Advisers
Lot 8 – Energy Efficiency Advice
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £28,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Gas Engineering
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 09123000 - Natural gas
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 09121200 - Mains gas
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London and Glasgow
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
1A Gas Production, Utilisation & Storage
1B High Pressure Pipeline Engineering
1C High Pressure Above Ground Facilities Engineering Support
1D Gas Distribution
1E Hydrogen Conversion
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option to extend for up to 2 x 12-month periods (1+1) until 30/04/2026 at the discretion of the Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see attached 2021-090 Energy and Economic Services and Advice ITT for further information
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Electricity Engineering
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 09310000 - Electricity
- 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
- 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London and Glasgow
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
2A Electricity Generation
2B Electricity Transmission
2C Electricity Offshore Transmission
2D Electricity Distribution
2E Electricity Metering
2F Transmission and Distribution System Operation
2G Smart Grid and Emerging Network Technologies
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option to extend for up to 2 x 12-month periods (1+1) until 30/04/2026 at the discretion of the Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see attached 2021-090 Energy and Economic Services and Advice ITT for further information
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Distributed Energy Resources
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
3A Assets
3B Operations, Data and Software
3C Financing and Monetisation
3D Customer Focus
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option to extend for up to 2 x 12-month periods (1+1) until 30/04/2026 at the discretion of the Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see attached 2021-090 Energy and Economic Services and Advice ITT for further information
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Carbon Capture and Storage and Nuclear
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 34514800 - Offshore platforms
- 44161000 - Pipelines
- 44161100 - Gas pipelines
- 44161410 - Subsea pipelines
- 24311800 - Carbon
- 32400000 - Networks
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London and Glasgow
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
5A Carbon Capture and Storage: offshore wells and storage
5B Carbon Capture and Storage: offshore transport networks
5C Carbon Capture and Storage: onshore transport networks
5D Carbon Capture and Storage: full-chain CCUS
5E Nuclear generation
5F Nuclear supply chain
5G Nuclear safety
5H Nuclear plant on-site uses
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option to extend for up to 2 x 12-month periods (1+1) until 30/04/2026 at the discretion of the Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see attached 2021-090 Energy and Economic Services and Advice ITT for further information
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Economic Services & Advice
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 79311410 - Economic impact assessment
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 32400000 - Networks
- 24311800 - Carbon
- 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
- 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
- 72313000 - Data capture services
- 66152000 - Financial market regulatory services
- 66151000 - Financial market operational services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 79311400 - Economic research services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London and Glasgow
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
6A Economic modelling
6B Carbon Capture and Storage (financing)
6C Carbon Capture and Storage (onshore economics)
6D Carbon Capture and Storage (offshore economics)
6E Carbon Capture and Storage (overarching network economics)
6F Nuclear generation and regulation (financial, safety and wider energy system)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option to extend for up to 2 x 12-month periods (1+1) until 30/04/2026 at the discretion of the Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see attached 2021-090 Energy and Economic Services and Advice ITT for further information
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Specialist Technical Advisers
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London and Glasgow
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Specialist technical advisers - aimed primarily at sole traders and SME's.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option to extend for up to 2 x 12-month periods (1+1) until 30/04/2026 at the discretion of the Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see attached 2021-090 Energy and Economic Services and Advice ITT for further information
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Energy Efficiency Advice
Lot No
8
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London and Glasgow
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Energy efficiency technical advice
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option to extend for up to 2 x 12-month periods (1+1) until 30/04/2026 at the discretion of the Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see attached 2021-090 Energy and Economic Services and Advice ITT for further information
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Renewable Heat & Electricity Generation
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
- 38551000 - Energy meters
- 79212000 - Auditing services
- 90714400 - Activity specific environmental auditing services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
4A Generating Technologies & Heat Distribution
4B Heat Transfer Technologies & Heat Distribution
4C Economy of Heat & Ad Hoc Assessments
4D Biomethane
4E Audit of Renewable Electricity Generating Stations
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option to extend for up to 2 x 12-month periods (1+1) until 30/04/2026 at the discretion of the Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see attached 2021-090 Energy and Economic Services and Advice ITT for further information
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
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: 2021/S 000-021338
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
10 March 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
21 March 2022
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
10 March 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
This resulting framework will be available to use for the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority/Ofgem and the Department for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy only.
Please see attached 2021-090 Energy and Economic Services and Advice ITT for further information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=225316.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(MT Ref:225316)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit