Published date: 20 February 2020
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Research and development consultancy services - 73200000
Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000
Location of contract
SW1H 0ET
Value of contract
£0 to £90,000
Procurement reference
CR19101 - Smart metering research into vulnerable consumer
Published date
20 February 2020
Closing date
24 January 2020
Contract start date
12 February 2020
Contract end date
30 October 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
* THIS PROCUREMENT IS CLOSED *
The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday, 24th January 2020 at 11:00.
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.
Brief Description of Requirement
The Smart Metering Implementation Programme (SMIP) is aiming to upgrade 53 million electricity and gas meters in households and small businesses across Great Britain with smart meters. The rollout of smart meters is a cross-industry Programme; the regulatory framework and associated consumer protections have been put in place by Government, whilst energy suppliers are responsible for offering smart meters to their customers and successfully carrying out installations. As of the end of September 2019, 15.6 million smart and advanced meters were operating in homes and small businesses across Great Britain.
Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ / RFP document.
How to Apply
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement.
To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and follow the instructions to register.
If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and the follow the instructions to 'Login'
Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: Delta Link.
Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.
More information
Links
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- https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com
- Tender notice
- Delta eSourcing Portal
Additional text
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DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)
Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Delta eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.
As a user of the Delta eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Delta messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific tender event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity.
The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:
i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;and
ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by any supplier. If the contracting authority decides to enter into a contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.
About UK Shared Business Services
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.
Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.
Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.
For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx
Award information
Awarded date
6 February 2020
Contract start date
12 February 2020
Contract end date
30 October 2020
Total value of contract
£89,819.29
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
National Centre for Social Research
Address
35 Northampton Square, London, United Kingdom, EC1V 0AX
Reference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£89,819.29
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Attachments
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- CR19101 - RM6018-Contract-terms Redacted.pdf
- Contract notice
- CR19101 - RM6018-Contract-terms Redacted
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- CR19101 - RM6018-Letter-of-appointment Redacted.pdf
- Contract notice
- CR19101 - RM6018-Letter-of-appointment Redacted
About the buyer
Address
Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England
Website
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Closing: 24 January 2020