Published date: 21 September 2017

Last edited date: 21 September 2017

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: 2 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£25,000

Procurement reference

1339/08/2017

Published date

21 September 2017

Closing date

2 October 2017

Contract start date

17 October 2017

Contract end date

17 November 2017

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

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ("BEIS") wishes to commission a project to provide the data and analysis on the equality impact of increasing the pension age for officers of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) in line with State pension age. The data and analysis should be submitted to BEIS in a report format.

The CNC are due to join 'Alpha,' the standard Civil Service Pension Scheme, in April 2019. This will see the pension age of CNC officers rise to be in line with State pension age (the pension age will increase from age 60 to 65, 67 and eventually 68). More details on the Alpha pension scheme can be found on the Gov.uk website.

The data and analysis should focus on the impact that an increasing pension age, by reference to the various age ranges (65, 67 and 68) and dates, will have on people in possession of one or more of the characteristics which are protected under the Equality Act 2010. A list of the protected characteristics is attached at Annex A. The data and analysis collated will be used by BEIS to produce an Equality Analysis, in accordance with the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. A copy of Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 is attached at Annex B.

The CNC have produced their own reports, the Human Rights Equality Impact Analysis (HREIA), setting out the CNC's assessment of the impact of the higher pension age. Access will be provided to these reports upon the award of the contract. However, the focus of this project is to provide independent data and analysis on the full extent of the equality impact of the higher pension age.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

How to Apply:
If you wish to take part in this procurement please see the attached Tender documents attached to this Notice and send your completed Proposal to Pooja Gill and Andrew Clark at address stipulated in the "Who to Contact" section. Any late submissions will not be considered. BEIS reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award a contract. BEIS will not be held liable for recovery of costs from unsuccessful bids if a contract is not awarded. All costs will be borne by the bidding organisations. If a contract is created it will be upon BEIS Standard Terms and Conditions or the Short Form Terms and Conditions, which are available on Contracts Finder with this notice. Completed tender submission must be returned by post to BEIS, address given at the top of this advertisement, by 12pm on Monday 2nd October, 2017. We require 3 hard copies (one of which must be signed). Electronic versions of your bids are to be sent AFTER the deadline to civilnucleartender@beis.gov.uk. After reviewing and evaluating the written proposals, BEIS may decide to hold bid clarification meetings with suppliers. If successful and upon contract signature, the supplier is expected to attend a kick-off meeting taking place on 18 October, 2017. Project completion is required by 17 November, 2017.

About the buyer

Contact name

Pooja Gill and Andrew Clark

Address

Level 3, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
England

Telephone

0300 068 2946

Email

civilnucleartender@beis.gov.uk