Published date: 22 July 2024

This notice was replaced on 31 July 2024

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Awarded contract (published 31 July 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

Location of contract

BS1 5AH

Value of contract

£9,500,000

Procurement reference

CF-0320600D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

22 July 2024

Closing date

23 April 2024

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

1. Overview:
1.1 The Climate Change Trading and Regulatory Services (CCTRS) team is a busy department with approximately 100 staff. We are part of National Operations and we regulate and administer various UK Government and International climate change policies. We are currently seeking support for our permitting and business as usual activities and our auditing work. There will also be times where we may have specific technical questions where we will require expert advice.

1.2 We are looking for suppliers that are able to:
• provide the right people, with the right skills, at the right time and within our budget;
• evidence an excellent level of experience of working in relevant industries and sectors, including a diverse range of energy intensive sectors;
• react to our increasing and decreasing resource needs;
• work effectively with us through excellent communication, planning and act upon feedback;
• be innovative, efficient and effective and support us in identifying opportunities to implement Artificial Intelligence;
• demonstrate that their culture aligns with our own.

1.3 Suppliers are required to have a detailed working knowledge of the main regimes identified as essential in the lot they are bidding for.
• For Lot 1A, a working knowledge of the Emissions Trading System is essential. A working knowledge of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation would be desirable.
• For Lot 1B - A working knowledge of the Climate Change Agreements is essential.
• For Lot 1C - A working knowledge of the F-Gas and Ozone Depleting Substances regulations is essential. A working knowledge of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism would be desirable.
• For Lot 2, a working knowledge of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme and the Climate Change Agreements is essential. A working knowledge of the Emissions Trading System would be advantageous.
• For Lot 3, a detailed technical knowledge of the Industrial Decarbonisation market mechanisms we administer

The total approved maximum value for all six contracts if £9.5m. A value has been allocated to each supplier & lot, but this is a best guess at this stage. This notice is for the award of £9.5m across all lots and all four years of the contract.

Award information

Awarded date

5 July 2024

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2028

Total value of contract

£9,500,000

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Jacobs UK Ltd

Address

Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane, London, SE1 2QG

Reference

None

ICF Consulting Services Ltd

Address

62 Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8HP

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Pippa Hicks

Address

Horizon House Deanery Road,
Bristol
BS1 5AH
United Kingdom

Telephone

07900667583

Email

pippa.hicks@defra.gov.uk