FM21186 - Energy Technology List Scheme Delivery and Research Programme Services and Products Policy Support Services

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) wishes to appoint a supplier(s) to undertake the following work, in the form of two contracts: one covering the Energy Technology List Scheme Delivery; the other the combined Energy Technology List Scheme Research Programme Services and Products Policy Support Services. BEIS would like to invite potential bidders to a supplier engagement session. There will an opportunity to learn about the requirements to provide further clarity on the environment you will be working in, diversity and potential of this requirement. There will also be an opportunity for open floor questions. Lot 1: Energy Technology List Scheme Delivery Lot 2: - Work Strand A: Energy Technology List Research Programme Services - Work Strand B: Products Policy Support Services The lotting of this procurement will facilitate the greater aggregation of public sector demand and enable public sector to leverage greater efficiencies. It is the intention to appoint one supplier per Lot for an initial 3-year fixed term with the option to extend for a further 1 year. This Prior Information Notice is being issued in order to undertake a market consultation exercise with regards to the current view of requirements detailed above and in Section III of Section VI of this notice. The supplier engagement session is due to take place on Tuesday 28th September 2021 via Microsoft Teams. The timing of the supplier is yet to be confirmed however anticipate the session will take place in the afternoon. The supplier engagement session will last approximately 90 minutes, comprising the following: • Overview of the requirements • Open floor Q&A Following the supplier day the Department would like to engage in individual Q&A sessions to address any concerns and views on formulation of its requirements not raised at the supplier engagement session. Further information on the individual sessions and how to register will be provided at the supplier engagement session. Useful feedback from the day and Q&A sessions may be used to inform the final tender documentation, ensuring all valid options are considered. If you believe that this will be of interest to you and your organisation, please register your interest by sending an email to fmprocurement@uksbs.co.uk confirming your organisation and the name of attendees. Space is limited on the supplier day, and attendance is restricted to 3 people per supplier. We would request that attendance is restricted to key members of your organisation that would have a keen interest in this project and be able to add value to the discussions that will take place. By registering and attending you will be engaging in non-competitive dialogue which will enable BEIS to develop and assess the market's appetite, concerns, and views on formulation of its requirements. BEIS may consider the information and responses received as part of the preliminary market consultation to help inform the specification and further decision making in relation to the planning and conduct of the procurement, ensuring all valid options are considered. For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not a Call for Competition; a Contract Notice will be issued as a call for competition. Not registering an interest shall not prevent any supplier participating in a future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the preliminary market consultation shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process.