Published date: 26 May 2022
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Opportunity (published 26 May 2022, last edited 10 June 2022)
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Contract summary
Industry
Research consultancy services - 73210000
Development consultancy services - 73220000
Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£25,000
Procurement reference
BARR001-DN610883-21703929
Published date
26 May 2022
Closing date
17 June 2022
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
1 July 2022
Contract end date
1 March 2023
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?
Yes
Description
1. INSTRUCTIONS FOR TENDERING
Introduction
Barrow Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified organisation experienced in assisting SMEs to decarbonise their operations to undertake an assessment of up to 15 businesses across Barrow Borough Council boundaries and provide recommendations as to how those businesses could reach net zero. The service will help businesses identify routes to net zero. We are seeking a supplier who is aware of and understands both the geography and the profile of businesses within the Barrow in Furness Borough boundaries
Businesses will have to decarbonise their operations and supply chain to help the UK reach net zero by 2050. Businesses in Cumbria have started to decarbonise their operations and supply chain however many are unsure of the benefits of decarbonising and the first steps to take on their decarbonisation journey. Climate change and its impacts of are just one reason businesses are considering decarbonising. Energy is also a significant overhead and the recent price rises in the wholesale gas market highlight the need to reduce energy usage, switch when energy is used and change the type of energy used. Customers are also increasingly looking to purchase goods and services from businesses that are actively taking steps to reduce their carbon emissions.
The contract will run from 1st July 2022 to 1st March 2023
Submission Date
Final submissions by 5pm on17th June 2022. Barrow Borough Council will then undertake an assessment to select the organisation whose tender most appropriately matches the desired outcomes listed in this brief, in terms of programme deliverability, methodology, experience and price.
2. BACKGROUND
Barrow in Furness Council has a challenging commitment to reach net zero. It has run Citizen Juries on Climate Change and is delivering against Low Carbon Barrow
About the buyer
Contact name
Jamie Muir
Address
Barrow Town Hall
Duke Street
Barrow in Furness
LA14 2LD
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1229876410
Website
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