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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Authority ID:: AA78446
Publication date:: 21 January 2020
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

Additional expertise is needed to support BEIS in designing the programme, accurately defining the scope of work for the DP — particularly for aspects of the programme which were not tested in pilot activities — and to support programme delivery. Appointment of the CFA TA is required prior to procurement of a DP. This will help ensure that a comprehensive tender is prepared, helping to secure maximum value for money from the DP contract. Appointment of a TA is expected to expedite programme start-up times, ensuring that once appointed, the DP can commence activities efficiently and effectively with a clear sense of priority countries and activities. The value of this contract is a maximum value as not all activities post-DP appointment are known. The contract will be managed on a ‘payment by milestone’ basis, according to the activities required to deliver its objectives.

Full notice text

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 St

London

SW1H 0ET

Telephone: +44 2072156556

E-mail: internationalclimateandenergy.procurement@beis.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: 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

Technical Adviser for the Climate Finance Accelerator Programme

Reference number: TRN 2173/12/2019

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79412000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) intends to appoint a technical advisor (TA) to assist with the design, set-up and implementation of a new international climate finance programme, the climate finance accelerator (CFA), which is set to be launched in 2020.

The CFA will support emerging economies to translate their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – commitments made under the Paris agreement – into ‘climate investment plans’, which consist of a pipeline of bankable, low-carbon projects. A series of pilot activities were undertaken from 2017 until present to test the CFA concept and a Delivery Partner (DP) will be procured within the coming months to lead programme implementation. Details about this will be disclosed in due course. Under the supervision of the BEIS programme team, the TA will support BEIS to develop the specification for, and to procure, the CFA DP, and they will subsequently oversee and support programme delivery.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 200 000.00 GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

Main site or place of performance:

UNITED KINGDOM.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Technical proposal / Weighting: 50

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 50

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

Justification for selected award procedure:

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation

Prior VEAT notice alerted the market of the authority’s intention to award a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the OJEU as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The contract is awarded to this economic operator following Public Contracts Regulations 2015, clauses 32 (2) b ii and iii, namely: (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:— [...] (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons, and(iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

The contractor has a unique understanding of the CFA, as he conceptualised the programme and developed and delivered pilot activities, which were partially funded through Grants from BEIS. The activities tested during the pilot were limited in scope and did not represent the full suite of CFA activities initially proposed by the contractor. Following strong demand for additional CFA support (from participants involved in the pilot, as well as other relevant countries) the authority now plans to scale the CFA into a full programme, which incorporates the contractor’s pre-held vision for the breadth of support that participant countries could receive. Only the contractor has these ideas/insights into programme design, which were developed as a result of his involvement in the pilot activities, and his experience working in this sector.

The authority wishes to utilise the contractor’s unique experience and skill set and adopt the CFA methodology that he has created in order to deliver a future CFA programme. Because the proposed contractor is the only supplier that can provide this service, it means that genuine competition is absent and a single tender action is the only appropriate route to market.

Note that a competitive procurement process will be undertaken for the programme delivery partner, which is expected to be a significantly higher contract value, in 2020. Further details about this appointment will be published in due course.

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2019/S 250-621218

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16/01/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ian Callaghan Associates Ltd

Paddock Cottage, Deanland, Sixpenny Handley

Dorset

SP5 5PD