Planning

Economic Regulation: Analytical Study

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

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-030874

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030011

Published 10 December 2021, 6:14pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

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

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0ET

Contact

John Fitzpatrick

Email

john.fitzpatrick2@beis.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7901306444

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.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

Economic Regulation: Analytical Study

Reference number

john fitzpatrick

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

The National Infrastructure Strategy committed government to producing an overarching policy paper on economic regulation. A key part of the policy paper will concern the government conducting a review of economic regulator's duties in 2022. To inform this review, we need to commission an analytical study into regulators' duties in telecoms, energy and water. The study will assess how well regulators have been meeting their existing duties, the effectiveness of existing duties, what impact has resulted from new duties being introduced, and recommend areas the government review should focus on.

BEIS intends using the CCS Research Market place framework agreement for this opportunity and so if you're not registered on this framework please follow the link https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6018, do allow for up to 3 weeks for registration. The ITT will be issued in early January 2022.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £100,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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

By March 31, Government requires a report setting out the following for telecoms (ofcom), energy (ofgem) and water (ofwat) regulators:

A. A map of regulators’ duties

B. How regulators have been meeting their duties in practice? This includes considering how well regulators ensure:

- private sector investment

- the resilience of infrastructure systems

- meeting government’s legislated greenhouse gas emissions targets

- protecting consumers and improving their outcomes

- making trade offs between different duties

- Collaboration with other regulators to promote efficient outcomes for consumers.

C. How well duties can be considered to be functioning as a result of the above?

D. The impact of introducing of new duties over time on decision making?

E. Recommendations for areas that a future government review could consider?

two.2.14) Additional information

In order to provide prospective suppliers with the opportunity to gain more detail on the project and identify potential partners, BEIS are holding a Supplier Day via MS Teams on 16 December 2021 from 11.00 to 12.00. Interested organisations please contact john.fitzpatrick2@beis.gov.uk to reserve your place.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

10 January 2022


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

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=650155033

GO Reference: GO-20211210-PRO-19374567