Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria St
London
SW1H 0ET
Contact
André Neto-Bradley
builtenvironmentresearch@beis.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero
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
National Buildings Database
Reference number
prj_1821
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a contract for a research project to produce a national database of all buildings in the UK. This will involve using a data engineering methodology (piloted by a previously commissioned research project) with targeted surveys across all sectors of the non-domestic building stock. A contractor will be procured to:
• Apply the prescribed methodology to combine existing data on buildings and energy use;
• Design and carry out targeted sector-specific surveys to fill gaps in existing data;
• Combine the existing data and surveys to deliver a fully populated national buildings database;
• Provide robust documentation, guidance and training on use of the database;
• Develop a method for updating the database using underlying existing data;
• Develop a method for generating synthetic samples from the database.
This database will form the department’s new evidence base for all policy making and analysis on non-domestic buildings.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,880,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72320000 - Database services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
An information event will be held on Tuesday 25th April.
The event will be held online via Microsoft Teams. If you are interested in attending, please send the following details to builtenvironmentresearch@beis.gov.uk:
• Contact details
• Name of organisation
Once you have registered your interest, further details about the event will be sent nearer the time.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
15 May 2023
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