Contract

Energy Innovation Research Office (EIRO)

  • Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-004567

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-031873

Published 17 February 2022, 4:43pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H0ET

Email

SiceBriefingHub@beis.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2072151434

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Energy Innovation Research Office (EIRO)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A second phase of whole energy systems analysis and modelling through the Energy Innovation Research Office (EIRO), with a particular focus on the impacts of government funding on whole energy systems across current and potential future Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) themes. This will develop the evidence base on the impact of the current portfolio, wider constraints faced by novel net zero technologies, and aid planning for future innovation funding.

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: £700,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A second phase of whole energy systems analysis and modelling through the Energy Innovation Research Office (EIRO), with a particular focus on the impacts of government funding on whole energy systems across current and potential future Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) themes. This will develop the evidence base on the impact of the current portfolio, wider constraints faced by novel net zero technologies, and aid planning for future innovation funding.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The legal grounds for doing so are contained within Regulation 32(b) PCR 2015 (e.g. competition is absent for technical reasons)

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 January 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Energy Systems Catapult Limited

Energy Systems Catapult Limited, 7th Floor, Cannon House

Birmingham

B46BS

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: £700,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

London

Country

United Kingdom