Published date: 21 November 2016

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: 6 December 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£40,000 to £60,000

Procurement reference

TRN No. 1243/11/2016

Published date

21 November 2016

Closing date

6 December 2016

Contract start date

13 December 2016

Contract end date

24 February 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

BEIS is looking for a contractor or contractors to
• Identify potential future step changes in technologies and/or social processes such as: the way we live, work or travel that would have a material impact on the future UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trajectory.
• Provide an initial quantification of the potential scale of the change and the timescale over which it might occur.
• Consult on the potential changes and quantification to obtain views on how likely the changes are to occur and/or be important, whether there are other changes that are equally or more likely to be important and on the quality of the proposed initial quantification.
• Revise the list of step changes and their quantification to take account of feedback from the consultation and from BEIS. Provide a final list of plausible quantified step stages and an associated narrative.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

How to Apply
If you wish to take part in this procurement please see the attached Tender document attached to this Notice and send your completed Proposal to Sanchia Bailey at address stipulated in the "Who to Contact" section.
Any late submissions will not be considered. DECC reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award a contract. DECC 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 DECC Terms and Conditions as included with the specification. Completed tender submission must be returned by email, address given at the top of this advertisement, by 12:00 Tuesday 6 December 2016. After reviewing and evaluating the written proposals, DECC 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 in week commencing 12 December 2016. Project completion is required by 24 February 2017.

About the buyer

Contact name

sanchia Bailey

Address

Area c, 3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
England

Telephone

0300 068 5557

Email

Sanchia.bailey@beis.gov.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/beis