Published date: 20 November 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 11 December 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£70,000

Procurement reference

1099/11/2015

Published date

20 November 2015

Closing date

11 December 2015

Contract start date

4 January 2016

Contract end date

29 December 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

DECC require access to analysis, forecasting and regular news reporting on gas and oil to feed into internal analysis and to inform the Department's understanding of international gas and oil market issues. This will complement the analysis DECC receives from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which includes the IEA's monthly oil market report.

Updating is required on an ongoing basis, and access to an online portal containing both current and historical analysis should be included as part of any bid, preferably including data that can be downloaded into Excel.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

f you wish to take part in this procurement please see the attached Tender documents attached to this Notice and send your completed Proposal to Andrew Beacom at address stipulated in the "Who to Contact" section.

Any late submissions will not be considered. DECC reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award a contract. DECC will not be held liable for recovery of costs from unsuccessful bids if a contract is not awarded. All costs will be borne by the bidding organisations. If a contract is created it will be upon DECC Standard Terms and Conditions or the Short Form Terms and Conditions, which are available on Contracts Finder with this notice.

Completed tender submission must be returned by post to DECC, address given at the top of this advertisement, by 13:00 11 December 2015. We require 4 hard copies (one of which must be signed).

Electronic versions of your bids are to be sent AFTER the deadline to Andrew Beacom (andrew.beacom@decc.gsi.gov.uk). After reviewing and evaluating the written proposals, DECC may decide to hold bid clarification meetings with suppliers.

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Beacom

Address

Area 3D
3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
England

Telephone

0300 068 6024

Email

andrew.beacom@decc.gsi.gov.uk