Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
3-8 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2EG
greenhousegasinventory@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
SW1P 4DF
AQIE.Correspondence@defra.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.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) 2025: Lot 2
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The NAEI is a long-running programme which has been responsible for producing the UK’s Greenhouse Gas and Air Quality Pollutant Inventories in order to meet its domestic and international reporting obligations, to inform decision makers on the impact of policies on emissions, and to aid in the development of new policies to help the UK meet its long-term climate and air quality targets. The core delivery of the inventory products and outputs take place in the Lot 1 contract.
The key activities of this Lot 2 contract include:
• Assuring key products and plans arising from the Lot 1 NAEI.
• Developing and delivering holistic assurance activities to look across the entire Inventory system.
• Designing and maintaining an Inventory Improvement Strategy.
• Creating improvement project specifications to be commissioned.
• Delivering secretariat functions for GHG and AQ governance groups.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £33,400,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73110000 - Research services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objectives of this Lot are to:
• Review and provide recommendations to strengthen the Lot 1 Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes across the full Inventory cycle.
• Review the UK’s institutional arrangements, including governance, and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Review the Lot 1 strategy and planning for Data Supply and Improvement Plan and Capability and Resilience Plan assessing effectiveness of prioritisation and providing recommendations for improvement (further information in Lot 1 ITT).
• Deliver an assessment the robustness of inventory methodologies and assumptions.
• Establish a robust Inventory Improvement Strategy.
• Design impactful improvement projects which deliver excellent value for money.
• Deliver an effective secretariat for the Government’s Inventory governance groups.
These aims and objectives will be delivered through three work packages:
• Work Package 1 (Section 4.1) – Programme Management
• Work Package 2 (Section 4.2) – Inventory Assurance
• Work Package 3 (Section 4.3) – Inventory Improvement
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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: 2023/S 000-030620
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 December 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Public Service Consultants Ltd
45 Pall Mall
London
SW1Y5JG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £829,670.25
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
3-8 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2EG
Country
United Kingdom