Published date: 2 April 2019

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


Closing: 23 January 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Data-processing services - 72310000

Location of contract

NP10 8XG

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

PU-19-0233 - AWARD

Published date

2 April 2019

Closing date

23 January 2019

Contract start date

1 February 2019

Contract end date

31 January 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

statistics that record emissions and energy flows arising from the activities of all resident units, regardless of where these emissions and energy flows occur geographically.

For the UK, production of these statistics is a mandatory requirement under EU Regulation 538/2014, an amendment to EU Regulation 691/2011. Air emissions accounts have been a mandatory requirement since 2013 and energy accounts since 2017. ONS is required by the regulation to provide n-2 air and energy accounts before 31st December each year.

ONS also publishes Environmental Accounts annually, which include comprehensive analysis of air emissions and energy accounts. A time series is presented from 1990 to the (n-2) inventory year. Comparisons are made with national accounts measures, such as GDP. In addition, air emissions and energy data may be used to publish ad hoc articles throughout the year. Quality and Methodology Information reports are produced and updated following any changes to methods to ensure transparency.

The accounts are utilised in further government analysis, including a measure of the UK's Carbon Footprint, produced by Defra.

The production of these accounts relies on a number of data sources, many of which are collated under the National Air Emissions Inventory (NAEI) contract awarded by BEIS and Defra.

The purpose of this tender is for ONS to obtain air and energy accounts that enable the UK to be compliant with EU regulation 538/2014 with regard to air emission accounts and physical energy flow accounts (PEFA). The accounts should be consistent with the System of Environmental Economic Accounting 2012 and Eurostat Guidance, and run from 1990 to n-2. Emissions data for a subset of variables should be provided for n-1, using a suitable nowcasting method.

A set of excel tables should be delivered, alongside a database containing the source data. Documentation should also be provided, which details methodological changes, and explains reasons for changes within the data.

Data are also required to inform the fuel use, energy consumption and air emissions sections of the annual publication of the Environmental Accounts.

Data are required by the end of April n-2 to ensure they can be included in the Environmental Accounts publication.


Award information

Awarded date

29 January 2019

Contract start date

1 February 2019

Contract end date

31 January 2020

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Ricardo-AEA Ltd

Address

Gemini Building, United Kingdom, OX11 0QR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Clare Jones

Address

Government Buildings
Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8XG
United Kingdom

Telephone

01633 651633

Email

clare.jones@ons.gov.uk