Tender

Digital Upgrade of the UK’s National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-020248

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03992c

Published 14 July 2023, 11:42am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H0ET

Email

greenhousegas.statistics@energysecurity.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/

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

Digital Upgrade of the UK’s National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System

Reference number

prj_1234

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72222300 - Information technology services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

DESNZ wish to procure services to substantially upgrade & improve the software system used to generate annual estimates of Greenhouse Gas & pollutant emissions across the UK. Currently a set of XLS files, Access databases & SQL, with other software linking these, are used to store, process & report data. Outputs from this system are used by UK Gov to report against our emissions targets (inc. Carbon Budgets, Paris Agreement).

Based on a requirement that will be provided you will develop a new software approach which streamlines the system, using standard architecture across all inventory sectors to store, analyze, and report emissions.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48461000 - Analytical or scientific software package
  • 48610000 - Database systems
  • 72212990 - Spreadsheets and enhancement software development services
  • 72224200 - System quality assurance planning services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Procurement of technical and scientific services to:

- take an existing detailed specification of requirement

- turn this into a plan for software system development

- construct the new system to estimate GHG and air quality pollutant emissions, ensuring that the outputs of the new system reproduce the outputs of the existing system, or where differences exist these are understood, documented, and accepted

- ensure that an arm’s length Digital Assurance function is provided within the Contract to enable independent scrutiny and sign-off of each finalized element of the solution

- liaise with key users throughout development, to ensure product meets user needs, and align system development with existing IPCC Inventory Guidelines and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) emissions reporting requirements

- Project Manage this work and provide regular updates to DESNZ on risks, progress, timelines, and costs

See https://naei.beis.gov.uk/about/national-inventory-system for more information on the current UK National Inventory System

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: £4,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

2 October 2023

End date

2 October 2028

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: 2023/S 000-001799

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

5 September 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

5 September 2023

Local time

12:00pm


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 Energy Security and Net Zero

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H0ET

Country

United Kingdom