Planning

Compilation and Reporting of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI), and the Quality Assurance/Quality Control of the NAEI

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Office for National Statistics

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-030620

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040cb6

Published 17 October 2023, 2:57pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

3-8 Whitehall Place

London

Email

greenhousegas.statistics@energysecurity.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.1) Name and addresses

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

2 Marsham Street

London

Email

greenhousegas.statistics@energysecurity.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

one.1) Name and addresses

Office for National Statistics

Newport

NP10 8XG

Email

greenhousegas.statistics@energysecurity.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ons.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from 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

Compilation and Reporting of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI), and the Quality Assurance/Quality Control of the NAEI

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90700000 - Environmental services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The contract is the delivery of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) to generate high-quality and consistent greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions estimates for the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ), the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Devolved Administrations in order to meet international reporting requirements and provide scientific evidence for domestic mitigation policies.

The GHGI is the UK’s official record of its GHG emissions, which is a statutory requirement under the Climate Change Act of 2008, the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. This contract is business critical for tracking progress towards net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as mandated under the Climate Change Act 2008 and the Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019.

Similarly, the AQPI is used to fulfil the UKs legal obligation to report annual emissions estimates and projections of air pollutants under the National Emissions Ceilings Regulations (NECR) 2018, and to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) under the Convention of Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). The AQPI is business critical for Defra as it is used to track progress against legal emission reductions commitments under the aforementioned legislation.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71351611 - Climatology services
  • 73110000 - Research services
  • 90730000 - Pollution tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation
  • 90731000 - Services related to air pollution

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The NAEI contract will support the production of the UK’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI) and the Air Quality Pollutant Inventory (AQPI) respectively and is jointly funded by DESNZ, Defra and ONS.

The NAEI contract will support the production of the UK’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI) and the Air Quality Pollutant Inventory (AQPI) respectively and is jointly funded by DESNZ and Defra. In addition to the core NAEI, there will be an independent function for independent quality assurance/quality control of the NAEI. This may be considered as a separate lot. If so, bidders will not be able to bid for both lots.

The outputs of the GHGI reinforce the UK’s commitment to climate change mitigation. They also provide evidence of designing and evaluating mitigation policy so it is expected that an inventory in some form would be required even if there were no international requirement.

Defra has a legal obligation to report UK annual emissions estimates and projections of air pollutants under the National Emissions Ceilings Regulations (NECR) 2018, and to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) under the Convention of Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). Defra use the AQPI not just for meeting its statutory reporting obligations, but also to track progress with its legally binding emission reduction commitments.

two.2.14) Additional information

Supplier events to be held 21st and 23rd November 2023.

Please register your interest for the supplier event by 5pm on 17th November by sending your name, email, organisation, and job title to greenhousegas.statistics@energysecurity.gov.uk, indicating whether you would like to book a 15-minute 1:1 slot with a member of the team; these are limited and allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 June 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Supplier events to be held 21st and 23rd November 2023.

Please register your interest for the supplier event by 5pm on 17th November by sending your name, email, organisation, and job title to greenhousegas.statistics@energysecurity.gov.uk, indicating whether you would like to book a 15-minute 1:1 slot with a member of the team; these are limited and allocated on a first-come first-served basis.