Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
Contact
Jennifer Saxby
greenhousegas.statistics@beis.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
Greenhouse gas emissions inventory monitoring and verification programme
Reference number
5488/11/2021
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is reported by BEIS annually and is used to assess the UK’s progress against domestic and international climate targets. The aim of this monitoring and verification programme is to independently verify the emissions reported in the inventory, using top-down atmospheric measurements.
The programme:
• Identifies discrepancies between atmospheric concentrations and the inventory, informs the parallel inventory improvements programme, and helps to ensure the inventory is a reliable evidence base for informing policy decisions.
• Allows the UK to contribute to international scientific research, e.g. through membership of European and global measurement networks.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71351611 - Climatology services
- 90730000 - Pollution tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation
- 90731700 - Carbon dioxide monitoring services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is reported by BEIS annually and is used to assess the UK’s progress against domestic and international climate targets. The aim of this monitoring and verification programme is to independently verify the emissions reported in the inventory, using top-down atmospheric measurements.
The programme:
• Identifies discrepancies between atmospheric concentrations and the inventory, informs the parallel inventory improvements programme, and helps to ensure the inventory is a reliable evidence base for informing policy decisions.
• Allows the UK to contribute to international scientific research, e.g. through membership of European and global measurement networks.
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
29 July 2022
End date
31 March 2024
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: 2018/S 140-320875
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
1 July 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
1 July 2022
Local time
12:00pm
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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
London
greenhousegas.statistics@beis.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy