Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
1 Victoria Street
London
SE1H 0ET
internationalclimateandenergy.procurement@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.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
Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) - Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Partner (MEL)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Appointment of a Learning and Evaluation (L&E) partner for the UK Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) programme. The L&E partner will be required to deliver an interim and final evaluation of the programme.
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: £973,450
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an appointment of a Learning and Evaluation (L&E) partner for the UK Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) programme. The L&E partner will be required to deliver an interim and final evaluation of the programme. The role of the appointed evaluation partner MAGC is a substantial investment of International Climate Finance budget in green buildings by BEIS. As such monitoring and evaluation is key to giving assurance that the programme is having the intended benefits and providing good value for money for the UK taxpayer, whilst maximising the learning and transformation potential and informing future strategic decisions.
The aim of the independent evaluation is to gather information on programme performance and lessons learned on MAGC in order to: - improve the ongoing delivery of results effectively (interim evaluation) - inform strategy and governance (interim evaluation) - learn for future similar programmes, e.g. green construction, mixed blended finance and technical advisory (interim and final evaluation). - assess the value for money of the approach (interim) and overall value for money (final).
Key themes to feature in the evaluation - progress against the theory of change. - how the programme has been managed - the design of MAGC and its effect on the programme objectives - value for money following the 4E approach considering: Economy, Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Equity.
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
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: 2022/S 000-033325
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 June 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ipsos (market research) Ltd
London
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: £973,450
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a repeat issue of the award notice ref 2023/S 000-017413 which has been archived due to an error in the title. No other information has changed.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
London
Country
United Kingdom