Published date: 30 January 2018

Last edited date: 30 January 2018

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: 1 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Economic research services - 79311400

Location of contract

EC2M 2RB

Value of contract

£8,000 to £10,000

Procurement reference

RSSB2674 - Science Based Targets

Published date

30 January 2018

Closing date

1 February 2018

Contract start date

5 February 2018

Contract end date

30 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

2. Objective
RSSB would like the supplier to produce a report outlining out how the rail industry should approach setting robust science based targets to support the delivery of wider UK carbon targets.

Achieving this objective will allow the industry to determine whether setting science based targets is a feasible approach to tackling its carbon emissions, and if so the next steps and foreseeable challenges in doing so.
3. Scope and deliverables
The supplier is not required to establish science based targets for the industry, rather to undertake a piece of research to determine the methods and steps to be taken by the industry to enable it to set and embed its own targets. The requested report should encompass the following deliverables.

A. A baselining exercise and gap analysis looking at;
The existing commitments made by organisations within the rail industry
The existing commitments made by, and requirements of future, franchises
The scope 1, 2 and 3 data currently collected and future data needs
A review of organisational boundaries and data consistency

B. Justification of the most appropriate technique(s) to set science based targets for the rail industry, considering;
Sectoral decarbonisation, absolute emissions contraction, economic approaches, or other
The ongoing work through the Transport Refinement Project
The relevance of key technologies - energy efficiency, purchasing, and renewables generation
The inclusion of scope 3 emissions and supply chain influence

C. Identification of the next steps to establish science based targets, considering;
The recommended methodology, timescales, and estimated costs of setting targets
Key decision points and levers for achieving reductions
The challenges/ opportunities imposed by organisational boundaries and commerciality

The above deliverables are required but not an exclusive list. Additional items recommended by the supplier should be included in the tender response as optional and priced accordingly.

4. Critical Success Factors
This piece of work will be deemed successful if it;
• Clarifies whether setting science based targets is a feasible approach for the rail industry
• Provides a justified and useable methodology and next steps for the industry to enable it to set and embed science based targets
• Provides a robust estimate of the associated time and costs incurred should the industry decide to set science based targets (i.e. suitable as the basis for a business case)

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About the buyer

Contact name

R&D Business Partner

Address

The Helicon
1 South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
England

Email

Shareditt@rssb.co.uk