Published date: 7 July 2020
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£85,000
Procurement reference
TRN2430/06/2020
Published date
7 July 2020
Closing date
5 June 2020
Contract start date
8 June 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2021
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Single tender action (below threshold)
A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
BEIS are delivering a programme to improve the security of the chemicals critical national infrastructure sector to enable BEIS to meet its obligation as Lead Government Department.
This includes identifying risk areas and mitigation strategies, working with technical authorities, and building collaborative relationships with industry to support delivery.
This project will focus on supporting the BEIS Chemicals Team to carry out risk and vulnerability assessments for the sector and support the development of mitigation strategies, ensuring these are set within the context of the operating model of the sector, and are informed by the experience and knowledge of the chemicals industry. The supplier will also advise on other priority projects as required, including on-boarding newly designated CNI sites, and criticalities work.
More information
Additional text
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The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) works with a range of businesses across the UK sector, and the majority of the operators of key sensitive sites that will be the focus of this project. The organisation also provides specialist technical advice for the sector on key areas including on operation of large chemical plants, which BEIS does not have specialist in-house expertise. The CIA have a unique and deep knowledge of the sector and its security and resilience issues.
The BEIS Chemicals Team require specialist expert technical and corporate knowledge, which CIA provide, to build security resilience in the UK chemicals sector to manage and maintain effective emergency planning strategy and disaster management. The project also supports and delivers benefit to industry, by ensuring a consistent risk assessment approach to identifying, prioritising and mitigating security risks. Understanding security breaches in physical, personnel and cyber vulnerabilities at Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) chemical plants is security sensitive and requires niche expertise to assess and manage the impact of malicious attack on toxic gas dispersion.
Award information
Awarded date
5 June 2020
Contract start date
8 June 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2021
Total value of contract
£85,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Chemical Industries Association
Address
Chemical Industries Association,
Kings Buildings, Smith Square,
London SW1P 3JJReference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Dr Jo Bray
Address
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
England
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