Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
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 Services for a Net Zero World (CS-N0W)
Reference number
TRN: 4925/03/2021
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Climate Services for a Net Zero World (CS-N0W) is a multi-faceted research and analysis programme for the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), to inform policies and priorities, including:
• Infrastructure, housing and engagement with local authorities on local climate action plans;
• Activities within international fora such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• Cross-government international climate strategies
with up-to-date policy-relevant evidence & scientific advice. A transdisciplinary team is required, to provide new evidence, original research & analysis, knowledge translation, & communication, covering the following areas of science:
• Interactions between the energy system and the atmosphere
• Global decarbonisation and ambition
• Climate impacts, globally and regionally
• Co-benefits of climate action
• Improving the accessibility of UK climate data
• Physical climate change
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: £4,980,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73110000 - Research services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Climate Services for a Net Zero World (CS-N0W) is a multi-faceted research and analysis programme for the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), to inform policies and priorities, including:
• Infrastructure, housing and engagement with local authorities on local climate action plans;
• Activities within international fora such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• Cross-government international climate strategies
with up-to-date policy-relevant evidence & scientific advice. A transdisciplinary team is required, to provide new evidence, original research & analysis, knowledge translation, & communication, covering the following areas of science:
• Interactions between the energy system and the atmosphere
• Global decarbonisation and ambition
• Climate impacts, globally and regionally
• Co-benefits of climate action
• Improving the accessibility of UK climate data
• Physical climate change
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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: 2020/S 177-428619
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Climate Services for a Net Zero World (CS-N0W)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ricardo-AEA Ltd.
Shoreham Technical Centre, Old Shoreham Road,
Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex,
BN43 5FG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UCL Consultants Ltd
The Network Building, 97 Tottenham Court Road,
London
W1T 4TP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UEA Consulting Ltd.
The Registry, University of East Anglia
Norwich
NR4 7TJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
OX10 8BB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Oceanography Centre Innovations Limited (trading subsidiary of National Oceanography Centre)
European Way
Southampton
SO14 3ZH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
British Geological Survey
Keyworth
Nottingham
NG12 5GG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Plymouth Marine Laboratories
Prospect Place, The Hoe
Plymouth
PL1 3DH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Edinburgh Innovations Ltd.
University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
British Antarctic Survey
High Cross, Madingley Road
Cambridge
CB3 0ET
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £4,980,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,980,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
London
Country
United Kingdom