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Published 26 Apr 2021, 16:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Econometrics and Economic Analysis for the ED-2 Price Control and ongoing support to the Gas and Transmission Price Controls.

Official notice

Authority: Ofgem (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£995,000≈ £398k / year
Submissions closed 1 Jun 2021awarded 27 Jul 2021
Awarded to AFRY Management Consultancy +2 more
Contract term 2 yrs 6 moends 25 Jan 2024 · extension options published · starts 26 Jul 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Contract is for a team of consultants to provide support throughout the preparation of the work for ED RIIO 2. This would also include; econometric and economic technical advice and guidance input for the first year post-implementation and operation of the RIIO-2 price controls for the following sectors:

Electricity Distribution (ED)

Electricity Transmission (ET)

Gas Transmission (GT)

Gas Distribution (GD)

CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Data analysis services · Development consultancy services · Energy and related services · Energy-management services · Financial consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Network infrastructure · +4 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This Contract is for a team of consultants to provide support throughout the…AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 6 moPublished value£995,000

This Contract is for a team of consultants to provide support throughout the preparation of the work for ED RIIO 2.

This would also include; econometric and economic technical advice and guidance input for the first year post-implementation and operation of the RIIO 2 price controls for the following sectors:

Electricity Distribution (ED)

Electricity Transmission (ET)

Gas Transmission (GT)

Gas Distribution (GD)

Contract period: 26 Jul 2021 – 25 Jan 2024 (2 yrs 6 mo)
Delivery: UK · London - UK
Extensions: The contract will be for an initial two year period. From the 26th of July 2021 to the 25th July 2023, with the option to extend for up to an additional 6 months until 25th January 2024, at the discretion of Ofgem.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
26 Apr 2021, 16:34 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2021, 16:34 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
2021-010
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019093
Classification (CPV)
Business analysis consultancy servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness and management consultancy servicesBusiness development consultancy servicesData analysis servicesDevelopment consultancy servicesEnergy and related servicesEnergy-management servicesFinancial consultancy servicesFinancial management consultancy services
+6 moreGeneral management consultancy servicesNetwork infrastructure
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02aa4d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: (MT Ref:223249)

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jun 2021 → 6 Aug 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    26 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    6 Aug 2021, 16:34 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Aug 2021, 16:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £995,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AFRY Management ConsultancySME, CEPA LLPSME, ECA LtdSMEjoint awardSubcontracting: Cost Assessment and Electricity Distribution Review (ECA) Policy Support - (Afry)£995,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ofgem

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • AFRY Management ConsultancyAwarded supplier King Charles House, Park End Street, Oxford, South East, OX11JD
  • CEPA LLPAwarded supplier Queen House, 55-56 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, UK, WC2A 3LJContact email, phone
  • ECA LtdAwarded supplier 41 Lonsdale Road, London, London, NW6 6RAContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria