Published date: 14 February 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 May 2020, 1am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Energy and related services - 71314000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£825,000

Procurement reference

TRN: 2326/03/2020

Published date

14 February 2021

Closing date

21 May 2020

Closing time

1am

Contract start date

1 September 2020

Contract end date

31 August 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Modification to prior contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This work package will consist of the provision of a team of resources combining:
• External retail energy market sector specialists, and
• Project specialists with relevant skills and experience
to fill an immediate resource gap in the Net Zero delivery area.
The requirement is to establish immediately a Strategic Delivery Team (SDT) to be stood up and embedded in BEIS to monitor delivery, ensure appropriate tracking, monitoring and proactive risk management of delivery efforts across BEIS in relation to Net Zero, and to provide supporting analysis and strategic insight to the BEIS Net Zero Portfolio Sponsor and BEIS Net Zero Delivery Board.
Key Deliverables:
1. A defined Net Zero portfolio for BEIS (ET&CG);
2. Establishment and running of Net Zero Delivery Board;
3. Initial BEIS Net Zero Portfolio Plan and supporting cross-portfolio RAID management;
4. Assistance with SDT recruitment and handover;
5. Establishment and running of Strategic Delivery Team (including resource to lead the SDT);
6. Strategic insights and analysis arising from the portfolio data to support the BEIS Net Zero Portfolio Sponsor;
7. Improved visibility of resourcing across the portfolio to aid decision-making in relation to delivery; and
8. SDT Knowledge transfer.

Award information

Awarded date

16 June 2020

Contract start date

1 September 2020

Contract end date

31 August 2023

Total value of contract

£825,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Baringa Partners LLP

Address

62 Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London, SW1E 6AJ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

DUNS No: 733291509
The contract variation is for a value up to £825K which represents a change to the contact value of 20% taking the revised contract value to £4.925M. No other contract variations/extensions have been made to date. The £825K represents a work package team made up of 4/5 resources for a period up to six months until the end of the financial year. Rates are as per the current contract.
This contract variation was not specifically included within the original invitation to tender documentation for the Baringa contract. The procurement for the Industry Specialist Services contract commenced in April 2020. The new requirement was not identified/known at the time the procurement documentation was being prepared. This is a relatively new requirement only having been identified in the last couple of months. The new requirement is for identical services, skills and experience to be provided for the Net Zero agenda. The contract variation would cover additional services for up to nine months to March 2021.
As per PCR Reg 72(c)
(i)the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen;
(ii)the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract;
(iii)any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.

About the buyer

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
England

Email

Phil.Atkinson@beis.gov.uk