Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
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
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Evaluation of an Energy Efficiency Grant Scheme and Delivery model
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to an opportunity to participate in pre-tender market engagement relation to evaluations of:
The second iteration of Home Upgrade Grant (HUG 2);
The joint delivery model of HUG 2 and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.
The aims of the HUG 2 evaluation will be to provide evidence to understand how the scheme was delivered and experienced (through process evaluation), the extent to which the scheme achieved its stated longer-term impacts (impact evaluation) and to provide support on data and measures for an internal cost benefit analysis.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Remote
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to an opportunity to participate in pre-tender market engagement relation to evaluations of:
The second iteration of Home Upgrade Grant (HUG 2);
The joint delivery model of HUG 2 and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.
The aims of the HUG 2 evaluation will be to provide evidence to understand how the scheme was delivered and experienced (through process evaluation), the extent to which the scheme achieved its stated longer-term impacts (impact evaluation) and to provide support on data and measures for an internal cost benefit analysis.
The Delivery Model Evaluation aims to conduct a smaller process and impact evaluation and also aims to evaluate extent to which the delivery model has delivered value to the public purse (VfM evaluation).
Evidence from these evaluations will inform and help improve the design and delivery of high-profile domestic energy efficiency retrofit policies and provide transparency to the general public (including interested stakeholders) on how the funding has been used and delivered its aims.
We anticipate this contract will have a contract life of approximately 4 years (with a structure of 2+1+1 contract term) and a total value of approx. £1 million pounds, with a more significant proportion of the budget allocated to the HUG2 evaluation compared to the Delivery Model evaluation, and almost all delivery taking place in the first 3 years.
To ensure that the evaluation scheme delivers the above stated objective, DESNZ are commencing market engagement activities to better understand the nature of interested suppliers and to give them an opportunity to participate before the service is tendered.
This engagement will be an opportunity for potential service providers to discuss the implications and opportunities with the commissioning analysis team to potentially influence the scope of work before the tender is launched in coming weeks.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 June 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