Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET
London
Contact
Darren Cartwright
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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
Alternative Fuel Payment Application Programming Interface
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 65000000 - Public utilities
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Application Programming Interface for the Alternative fuel payment scheme
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: £38,046
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
API containing Xoserve’s GB gas data to allow for delivery of Alternative Fuel Payment Alternate Fund
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
households qualified for the payment, and to sift them out automatically early in the process. The information had to be of high quality to reduce the risk of error resulting in overpayments, or of a lack of clarity which would result in the need for a long, intensive manual sifting process. We consider that, Xoserve is uniquely placed to provide the data that BEIS needs to support its compliance activities in respect of claims and forecasting because they already, through roles in the Uniform Network Code (Gas), receive data to provide an accurate picture of UK gas consumption, and which properties are connected to the gas grid. In addition, Xoserve has IT systems which will allow some verification activities against claims made to BEIS the online portal to BEIS.
Xoserve provides the industry standard database for UK gas connections, allowing the most up to date look at active and capped gas connections, and includes the information on properties that are not connected to the gas grid. Their database is updated regularly and used extensively by the private sector, including for both household consumption, and the delivery of gas into the UK’s system from abroad.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Alternative Fuel Paymend Application Programming Interface
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Xoserve Limited
Lansdowne Gate, 65 New Road
Solihull
B91 3DL
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: £38,046
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Business Energy Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
London
Country
United Kingdom