Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
Contact
Charlotte Finlay
internationalclimateandenergy.procurement@beis.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3000688322
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from 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
Climate Ambition Support Alliance 2
Reference number
prj_9
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
BEIS is procuring a new service provider to provide fund management and technical services to administer the second phase of the Climate Ambition Support Alliance.
The aim of CASA is to increase the capacity and capability of low income and climate vulnerable countries to engage as progressive voices in international climate negotiations.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £8,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Climate Ambition Support Alliance (CASA) programme will work to provide training, technical, legal and logistical support for developing country negotiators, in order to build the capacity of the least developed and most climate vulnerable states to participate in the international negotiations process and be more effective in influencing its outcomes.
This new round of funding builds on the work done to date by the existing CASA programme and previously by earlier programmes with similar objectives. The programme will include the flexibility to be responsive to technical assistance requirements within the international climate change negotiations and related fora as they emerge.
The programme will be demand-led and will aim to deliver activities including capacity provision and capacity building. Activities may include:
• Provision of training, capacity building and advice (both in person and remotely) on:
o the UNFCCC process and strategic participation in it
o technical matters including climate mitigation, markets, compliance, transparency
o specialist legal and climate finance matters.
o the domestic implementation of climate commitments.
• Negotiating group governance and coordination.
• Financial support to cover logistical cost of negotiators participating in key international meetings.
• Maintaining knowledge management databases
• Collating lessons learned
• Public relations capacity building
• Assistance in drafting of submissions, policy papers, statements, treaty texts, etc.
two.2.14) Additional information
This PIN provides notice of the second of two planned early market engagement events on this new procurement. This will be held on Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 14:00 BST and will be held via MS Teams. This will cover the scope and commercial arrangements for CASA 2.
Please email internationalclimateandenergy.procurement@beis.gov.uk to register for the EME and receive more information about the event.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
5 May 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes