Published date: 29 January 2018

Last edited date: 29 January 2018

This notice was replaced on 19 April 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 11 January 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£7,300,000

Procurement reference

TRN No. 1396/11/2017

Published date

29 January 2018

Closing date

9 February 2018

Contract start date

5 March 2018

Contract end date

31 January 2020

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Notice summary:

The Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) is a quick, simple and well-established process that enables the development of innovative products and services in response to specific challenges faced by government departments and public sector bodies. Successful business partners receive finance to develop their innovative ideas, generating new business opportunities and routes to market.

This Competition focuses on energy management products and services based on data analytics using smart meter data, for smaller non-domestic sites. Its aim is to develop the market for, and maximise the overall uptake and impact of, such products and services, in order to help secure energy demand reduction within target segments of the non-domestic sector.

The total potential value of the Competition is up to £8.8m (up to £7.3m for the Competition and up to £1.5m for a research and evaluation contractor), although BEIS may allocate less than this depending on the quality of the applications. The Competition will be delivered in three main phases:

Phase 1 - Feasibility studies developing smart meter software/data tools. A maximum of £1.8m will be available in total for Phase 1 feasibility studies, with a maximum expected value of £200k per project (or more if proposals cover more than one target segment/strand).

Phase 2 - Initial testing with customer organisations. Approximately £50-100k per project will be available for initial feasibility testing (a maximum of £675k will be available in total for Phase 2).

Phase 3 - Roll out/further testing of the tools, with supporting energy management advice and engagement approaches. A maximum of £4.825m will be available in total for the Phase 3 projects.

There is additional information on the Technological focus of the Competition in the attachment.

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How to Apply

The call for applications will open on 01st December 2017. Applicants will be asked to complete a standard application form detailing their proposed technologies. Applications will focus on phase 1 activities. Applications may also include details of plans for phases 2 and 3 - these will be useful to have sight of, but will not be assessed.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on 09 February 2018.

Applications will be assessed against the eligibility and evaluation criteria detailed in sections 5 and 8. Projects will be selected for funding based on their position in a ranked list and with a minimum threshold of 60% of marks against the evaluation criteria.

As part of the assessment process BEIS may request applicants to attend interviews in London in the week commencing 19 February 2018. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of the assessment by 02 March 2018 (with Phase 1 due to commence 05 March 2018).

Phase 1 contracts are expected to be awarded by 02 March 2018. Feedback to applicants will be provided on request after contracts have been awarded. BEIS's decision on project funding is final.

Completed application forms should be submitted electronically in pdf format and emailed to smartenergymanagement@beis.gov.uk with 'Smart Energy Management Innovation Competition' in the subject line. The maximum size email you can send is 10 MB. If your application is larger than 10MB break the submission down into smaller sizes and ensure the subject line of each additional email takes the following format 'Smart Energy Management Innovation Competition' (name of lead applicant) - email x of y'.

You should endeavour to answer all of the questions on the application in full. Incomplete applications and any containing incorrect or false information will very likely be rejected although BEIS may, at its discretion, request clarification or additional data before making a final decision.

All answers should be contained within the application form. Any appendices that support the answers in the application form must be appended to the end of the form. The application form must list all appendices and supporting documents.

Any applications or supporting documentation received after the application deadline will not be considered.

Please see the Communications Log and the FAQs for information that has been shared during this tender process. These will be updated as and when necessary to reflect any further pertinent information.

About the buyer

Contact name

Smart Meters Stewardship Team

Address

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EG
England

Email

smartenergymanagement@beis.gov.uk