Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
DFE.SUSTAINABILITY@education.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 12345678
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
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
Other activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans - SECTOR ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To facilitate regional networks of support and advice for sustainability and climate action planning in the education system.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73120000 - Experimental development services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department is looking to procure a single lead provider (or consortium) to facilitate regional networks of support and advice for sustainability and climate action planning in the education system. This will involve facilitating a ‘regional network’ in each education region, where sustainability leads can benefit from peer-to-peer learning and mentoring; recruiting volunteer and/or paid experts to engage directly with education settings – at individual or trust level – who will help those settings develop and implement climate action plans; and ensuring that this on-the-ground support is properly targeted to those settings that need the support the most.
The provider will identify appropriate experts to help enable individual education settings and trusts to develop their Climate Action Plans.
Climate action plans should include action over the following areas:
• Decarbonisation and energy efficiency,
• Climate adaptation and resilience,
• Biodiversity and green infrastructure,
• Climate education and green skills and careers.
As such, the network of experts must be drawn from a wide range of careers and occupations (education, academia, industry), to provide the technical expertise needed to help education settings own and implement these wide-ranging plans.
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: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2023
End date
3 December 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Department reserving the right to extend the contract in one-year increments, subject to approval, until a maximum end date of December 2027
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 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
28 August 2023
Local time
11:59pm
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
29 August 2023
Local time
9:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
Country
United Kingdom