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# DfE – Review of Rates of Return for Renewable Electricity Generators Accredited under the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO) - (ID 3885459)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-review-of-rates-of-return-for-renewable-electricity-generators-accredited-under-the-no-ocds-h6vhtk-0325be). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for the Economy DfE: "DfE – Review of Rates of Return for Renewable Electricity Generators Accredited under the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO) - (ID 3885459)". Published status: active. Published Value: £120,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 May 2022, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for the Economy DfE](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-the-economy-dfe-GB-FTS-47678)
- **Published Value:** £120,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 May 2022 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Accounting review services, Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Auditing services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-review-of-rates-of-return-for-renewable-electricity-generators-accredited-under-the-no-ocds-h6vhtk-0325be#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0325be`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-review-of-rates-of-return-for-renewable-electricity-generators-accredited-under-the-no-ocds-h6vhtk-0325be#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-review-of-rates-of-return-for-renewable-electricity-generators-accredited-under-the-no-ocds-h6vhtk-0325be#participate

## Description
In October 2020 the NIAO published its report entitled “Generating electricity from renewable energy”. The report advises, inter-alia, that, in the NIAO view, the financial return for some investors may have been more generous than it needed to be. The report also made six recommendations, three of which are relevant to DfE, including Recommendation 6 below: Recommendation 6 ‘The Department for the Economy should carry out a review of all types of renewable generators to ensure that current levels of financial support and the actual rates of return that are being achieved are compatible with the original projections and State Aid rules.’ DfE is seeking to appoint an external provider to undertake an exercise to meet the requirements of delivering Recommendation 6 of the NIAO report. A potential provider will need to be in a position to obtain and analyse data on the actual costs and revenues of renewable electricity generating stations, accredited to the NIRO, to enable accurate rates of return to be calculated across all relevant technologies. The contract is expected to commence upon award.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 79210000, 79212000, 79212300, 79212500, 79419000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** In October 2020 the NIAO published its report entitled “Generating electricity from renewable energy”. The report advises, inter-alia, that, in the NIAO view, the financial return for some investors may have been more generous than it needed to be. T...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007972-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-24T11:34:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T23:03:39.085Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0325be