Awarded contract

Acceleration Support Services to the BEIS Net Zero Innovation Portfolio

  • The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-025944

Published 18 October 2021, 12:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0ET

Email

acceleration.support@beis.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2072152967

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://delta-esourcing.com

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

Acceleration Support Services to the BEIS Net Zero Innovation Portfolio

Reference number

5052/04/2021

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Acceleration Support services will continue to build on the previous intentions of the tendered incubation support contract. We are now looking to scale up this support and offer it to Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that are funded through the priority programmes in the new Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and not just to the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund. To ensure that we get the best value for money from these projects, the provision of Acceleration Support will be offered alongside their project deliverables, thereby increasing the capability of companies to exploit, and commercialise their specific technology.  By identifying company skills gaps and delivering bespoke support tasks the service will help to promote best practice business development and pave the way toward commercialisation. 

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: £8,500,350

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Acceleration Support services will continue to build on the previous intentions of the tendered incubation support contract. We are now looking to scale up this support and offer it to Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that are funded through the priority programmes in the new Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and not just to the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund. To ensure that we get the best value for money from these projects, the provision of Acceleration Support will be offered alongside their project deliverables, thereby increasing the capability of companies to exploit, and commercialise their specific technology.  By identifying company skills gaps and delivering bespoke support tasks the service will help to promote best practice business development and pave the way toward commercialisation.  

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Innovation Delivery / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion - Name: Delivery team, skills and experience / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Delivery and management plan / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Social value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 25

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: 2021/S 000-009500


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

20 September 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 7

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Carbon Trust

4th Floor, Dorset House, 27-45 Stamford Street

London

SE19NT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

06274284

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £8,500,350

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted

Subcontractors:

Energy Systems Catapult Ltd

Eigen Ventures Ltd

Mott MacDonald Ltd

KPMG LLP


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=634309401

GO Reference: GO-20211018-PRO-19091691

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

1 Victoria Street

London

Country

United Kingdom