Official UK procurement notice
DDaT22549-Environmental Management Cloud Software Solution
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 6th October 2023 at 14:00pm. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 6th October 2023 at 14:00pm
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the RFP document.
How to Apply:
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement.
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Purpose
The purpose of this tender exercise is to secure a high calibre environmental software solution that will enable UKRI to:
- Undertake effective data management and reporting of our historical and current carbon emissions
- Undertake effective data management and reporting of wider environmental sustainability impacts as stipulated in the GGC reporting framework (as supplied under Annex C)
- Forecast and track UKRI's potential future carbon emissions to 2040 using estimated data generated by UKRI
- Undertake 'What If' scenario analysis of UKRI's future carbon emissions using estimated data generated by UKRI to assess a range of possible carbon reduction scenarios to 2040.
Aims
UKRI intends to use the software & services provided to support a range of our strategic and operational environmental performance requirements, including:
- For carbon accounting and reporting based on data from our historical and current operations
- To generate future emissions forecasts using estimated data generated by UKRI from proposed future interventions into our existing operations and new infrastructure investments
- To generate 'What If' future scenarios and analysis through future scenarios using estimated data generated by UKRI from alternative options for delivering proposed future interventions into our existing operations and new infrastructure investments
- To use the range of emissions scenarios and forecasts generated by the platform as the evidence base to inform future net zero investment planning and decision-making
- To regularly review and report on emissions by Centre/Institute, Research Council, and UKRI (the 'Users')
- To conduct business analysis and future trend analysis by integrating our financial and carbon emissions data
- To enable continuous improvement in the quality of UKRI data sources (and compatibility from our contractors and service Suppliers) to drive increasingly robust emissions data
- To ensure UKRI's carbon reduction planning, accounting, and reporting is aligned with UK Government and global best practice, including the GHG Protocol and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for example
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Purpose
Purpose
The purpose of this tender exercise is to secure a high calibre environmental software solution that will enable UKRI to:
- Undertake effective data management and reporting of our historical and current carbon emissions
- Undertake effective data management and reporting of wider environmental sustainability impacts as stipulated in the GGC reporting framework (as supplied under Annex C)
- Forecast and track UKRI's potential future carbon emissions to 2040 using estimated data generated by UKRI
- Undertake 'What If' scenario analysis of UKRI's future carbon emissions using estimated data generated by UKRI to assess a range of possible carbon reduction scenarios to 2040.
Aims
UKRI intends to use the software & services provided to support a range of our strategic and operational environmental performance requirements, including:
- For carbon accounting and reporting based on data from our historical and current operations
- To generate future emissions forecasts using estimated data generated by UKRI from proposed future interventions into our existing operations and new infrastructure investments
- To generate 'What If' future scenarios and analysis through future scenarios using estimated data generated by UKRI from alternative options for delivering proposed future interventions into our existing operations and new infrastructure investments
- To use the range of emissions scenarios and forecasts generated by the platform as the evidence base to inform future net zero investment planning and decision-making
- To regularly review and report on emissions by Centre/Institute, Research Council, and UKRI (the 'Users')
- To conduct business analysis and future trend analysis by integrating our financial and carbon emissions data
- To enable continuous improvement in the quality of UKRI data sources (and compatibility from our contractors and service Suppliers) to drive increasingly robust emissions data
- To ensure UKRI's carbon reduction planning, accounting, and reporting is aligned with UK Government and global best practice, including the GHG Protocol and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for example.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Sept 2023, 16:31 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2023, 16:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DDaT22549- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025907- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f946Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity. Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Jaggaer eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity, unless a system outage is experienced, to which the Contracting Authority will advise upon accordingly. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded. As a user of the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Jaggaer messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you, as well as other messages and updates in relation to any specific tender event. Please note that any and all information secured outside of the messaging service, shall have no Legal Standing, merit or worth and should not be relied upon by any organisation submitting a tender response. Please note it is your organisations responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Oct 2023, 14:01 BST
Timeline
1 Sept 2023 → 6 Oct 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published1 Sept 2023, 16:31 BST
- Submission deadline6 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Oct 2023, 14:01 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Shared Business ServicesReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria