FM21178 - Assessment of CfD AR4 Supply Chain Plans

Contract summary

Industry

• Energy-efficiency consultancy services - 71314300

• Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£17,600

Procurement reference

FM21178

Published date

5 October 2021

Closing date

13 September 2021

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

27 September 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Negotiated procedure without prior publication (non-OJEU)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

UK Shared Business Services Ltd carried out an open competition on behalf of The Department to appoint an external independent expertise as part of a highly rigorous exercise to undertake the initial assessment of Applicant's Supply Chain Plans that are submitted as part of the 4th CfD Allocation Round and advise BEIS on whether a Supply Chain Plan should "pass" or "fail" the assessment
The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme is the government's main mechanism for supporting new renewable electricity generation projects in Great Britain. Contracts are awarded in a series of competitive auctions. The next auction will be the 4th and referred to as Allocation Round 4 (AR4). This will be held in late 2021 and be open to low carbon electricity generating projects deploying established and less well-established technologies.

Applicants with projects that have a capacity of 300MW or more wishing to enter a CfD Allocation Round require a Supply Chain Plan approved by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The government is currently consulting on proposals for a new Supply Chain Plan questionnaire for CfD Applicants to complete. The questionnaire will form the basis of the initial assessment before an allocation round and ongoing monitoring, review, and assessment after a CfD contract has been awarded.

The previous publication notice number was FM21120. No tenders were received in response to the open procedure therefore under Regulation 32 (2)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) the Contracting Authority awarded a contract by negotiated procedure without prior publication.

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More information

Attachments

• FM21178 - REDACTED CONTRACT.pdf
• Signed contract
• FM21178 - Redacted Contract

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Award information

Awarded date

27 September 2021

Contract start date

27 September 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Total value of contract

£17,600

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Ore Catapult Development Services Limited

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About the buyer

Contact name

FM Procurement

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

FMProcurement@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk