Tender

COP26 Science Partnership for Net-Zero

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-007708

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0324b6

Published 22 March 2022, 12:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0ET

Contact

Tom Forrest

Email

alex.mcdougall@beis.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2072151525

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.delta-esourcing.com

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.delta-esourcing.com

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

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

COP26 Science Partnership for Net-Zero

Reference number

5643/01/2022

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The UK COP Presidency is launching a new global science partnership of countries to turn climate commitments into science-based and citizen-focused action. The partnership will deep-dive on specific shared net-zero challenges by deploying a novel combination of academic collaboration, local and indigenous knowledge, and robust citizen engagement models. The project will provide new insights on net-zero solutions, to inform LTS, NDCs and Net-Zero strategies ahead of COP27.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £500,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

BEIS intends to procure international delivery partners to provide strategic direction and overall project management to coordinate the global academic collaboration, develop and deliver stakeholder engagement models, engage directly with partner governments and deliver public communication. By the end of the COP presidency the aim is to support strategy development in partner countries and have established a framework to exist beyond COP27 to support ongoing development of strategies to deliver a Net-Zero future.

The contractor will be responsible for the strategic oversight and delivery of the project, with oversight from partner countries, including the following activities:

Project leadership and management: Provide strategic insight and project management to ensure the project delivers on objectives, establishing an ongoing legacy.

Academic coordination: Identify and coordinate interdisciplinary academics and institutions from partner countries to contribute research insight.

Coordinate the net-zero deep dives and citizen deliberations: Coordination of the net-zero challenge within each focus region, with expert communities and governments. The contractor will establish and deliver appropriate models for citizen engagement.

Coordinate with policy makers: Establish a feedback cycle, with the host government, project steering group and the citizen deliberations to support policymakers.

Deliver communication activities: Develop products or events to communicate the project outcomes.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £500,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

9 May 2022

End date

20 March 2023

This contract is subject to renewal

No

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


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.1.8) 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: 2022/S 001-005643

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

14 April 2022

Local time

1:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

14 April 2022

Local time

1:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.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.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./JGHAEV93X8

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/JGHAEV93X8

GO Reference: GO-2022322-PRO-19837201

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0ET

Telephone

+44 2072152967

Country

United Kingdom