Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
Contact person: The Built Environment Team
E-mail: builtenvironmentinnovation@beis.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Address of the buyer profile: www.delta-esourcing.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Ratings (SMETER) Technical Assessment Contractor (TAC)
Reference number: TRN 1608/08/2018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38550000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract is for a Technical Assessment Contractor (TAC) to perform independent testing and validation of products generated during the ‘Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Rating (SMETER) Innovation Competition being launched alongside this tender. SMETER tools should be able to measure the thermal performance (i.e. calculate the whole house heat transfer coefficient (HTC)) of individual homes. The TAC will be required to set up and run a testing and validation programme to provide BEIS with an independent assessment of the performance of the products in a representative scenario.
In addition the TAC should:
— provide guidance and feedback to competition participants on the performance of their SMETER and where they can be improved,
— provide an evaluation to BEIS of the performance of the SMETER products and the success of the overall program.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
900 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38930000
44111520
45321000
48210000
48600000
72200000
72300000
71314000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is for a Technical Assessment Contractor (TAC) to perform independent testing and validation of products generated during the “Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Rating” (SMETER) Innovation Competition being launched alongside this tender. SMETER tools should be able to measure the thermal performance (i.e. calculate the whole house heat transfer coefficient (HTC)) of individual homes. The TAC will be required to set up and run a testing and validation programme to provide BEIS with an independent assessment of the performance of the products in a representative scenario.
In addition the TAC should:
— provide guidance and feedback to competition participants on the performance of their SMETER and where they can be improved,
— provide an evaluation to BEIS of the performance of the SMETER products and the success of the overall programme.
This ultimate outputs from this programme will inform BEIS on the performance of these tools and their suitability for use in policy.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
If BEIS awards a contract it will be for a duration of 26 months, however we reserve the right of extending this by up to a further 12 months.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/11/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Loughborough University Enterprises Ltd
Loughborough University Enterprises Ltd Enterprise Office, Hazlerigg Building Loughborough University
Loughborough Leicestershire
LE11 3TU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 900 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 65 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Supplier Name: Leeds Beckett University Enterprises Limited
Supplier Address: The Rose Bowl, Portland Crescent, Leeds, LS1 3HB
SME: No
Value of the subcontract: 25 % of contracted obligations assigned to sub-contractor
Supplier Name: UCL Consultants Ltd
Supplier Address: The Network Building, 97 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 4TP
SME: No
Value of the subcontract: 24 % of contracted obligations assigned to sub-contractor
Supplier Name: Halton Housing
Supplier Address: Warrington Road, Widnes, WA8 0TD
SME: No
Value of the subcontract: 16 % of contracted obligations assigned to sub-contractor
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-2018124-PRO-13668294
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
E-mail: builtenvironmentinnovation@beis.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/12/2018