Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
Pippa Hicks
Telephone
+49 12345678
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Buyer's address
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Industrial Decarbonisation Market Mechanisms Regulatory Support 24-28
Reference number
C23631
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Environment Agency’s Climate Change Trading and Regulatory Services Team (CCTRS) regulate and administer various UK Government and International climate change policies. We are seeking to put a suitable call off contract(s) for consultants with skills, knowledge and experience to support our operational activities over the next four years to maintain both our current operational activities and enable us to plan and deliver for the future.
"The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal."
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £9,500,000
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
Lot 1 - (a), (b) and (c) - Business as usual
Lot No
Lot 1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UK
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
For Lot 1 our ‘business as usual’ activities, the work will be dependent on each regime. The main work areas include permitting, account opening and assessing reports from businesses such as energy data, emissions data, and annual reports. Detailed below is a summary of the types of activities we undertake, although this list is not exhaustive:
• Determination of New Permits, Underlying Agreements, Registrations and Applications, Offsetting Obligations.
• Determination of subsequent Variations and Transfers Applications, Assess the eligibility of new facilities being added to agreements
• Review annual reports, monitoring plans, methodology plans, improvement reports, licence applications.
• Assessment of data submissions, process target period report submissions
• Undertake due diligence checks and assessments
• Respond to technical queries and produce technical guidance
• Submission of data to meet UK and International requirements
Skills and expertise required:
We are looking for suppliers who can provide consultants that are qualified to a degree level (or have significant experience) in a relevant field and have experience of working with relevant sectors or organisations in one or more of the following areas; energy management, climate change regimes, other environmental regulation and permitting experience.
Value is estimated £9m across the 4 years, across all 6 contracts and only an estimation & not guaranteed.
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: £5,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 July 2024
End date
30 June 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 – ESOS Audits
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90714000 - Environmental auditing
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UK
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 may be awarded up to two suppliers on the basis of a taxi ranking for ESOS audits. The rationale for two contracts is due to resilience in the market and the lack of suppliers who hold the relevant qualifications to carry this audit out. Therefore, it has historically and will continue to be awarded to two suppliers. This has worked well to date.
Skills and expertise required:
We are looking for suppliers who can provide consultants that are qualified to a degree level (or have significant experience) in a relevant field, have experience of working with relevant sectors, a high degree of knowledge of industrial processes and have experience of delivering detailed energy or emissions audits. For our ESOS audits, consultant must be an approved lead assessor for ESOS and have undertaken several ESOS compliance assessments for a range of companies in different sectors.
Value is estimated £9m across the 4 years, across all 6 contracts and only an estimation & not guaranteed.
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: £3,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 July 2024
End date
30 June 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
A new tender will be released for any renewals
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - Technical Advice
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UK
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3, where specific technical advice will be sought. For example, we might want to seek independent expertise to validate an operator’s request, we might need specific advice on a particular sector, or a particular process undertaken by an operator under any of our regimes, we might want independent advice on guidance we intend to publish.
Skills and expertise required:
We are looking for suppliers who can provide consultants that are qualified to a degree level (or have significant experience) in a relevant field, have the technical skills and experience of working with relevant operators and sectors and a high degree of knowledge of industrial processes and operations relevant to the regimes we regulate.
Value is estimated £9m across the 4 years, across all 6 contracts and only an estimation & not guaranteed.
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: £1,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 July 2024
End date
30 June 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
A new tender will be released for any renewals
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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
19 April 2024
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please see the tender pack by registering for Atamis (e-sourcing portal). The tender pack includes all specification, technical questions and timeline.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Defra Network eTendering Portal
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Defra Network eTendering Portal
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs