Official UK procurement notice
ITT For consultancy services for evaluating an Energy-as-a-Service pilot in Malawi and its potential scale-up to leave no one behind
Authority: Energy Saving Trust Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEnergy Saving Trust is seeking to appoint a consultant to evaluate the impact and potential of Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) pilot implemented by SolarAid in Malawi and consult energy access stakeholders on the potential of EaaS business models and financing mechanisms, including how they should be further tested and rolled out. This opportunity will be an open procedure advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland Portal.
CPV: Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Energy Saving Trust is seeking the support of an energy access expert to support the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
Energy Saving Trust is seeking the support of an energy access expert to support the delivery of the following activities under the LEIA programme:
i. Evaluation of SolarAid’s Energy-as-a-Service Pilot
The evaluation will focus on SolarAid’s EaaS pilot and will generate evidence regarding: a) the relationship between monthly payments, household incomes and default rates in the EaaS model; b) the additional costs and risks incurred collecting repayments over longer periods than envisaged in a traditional PAYG model; c) the total capex and opex costs of the model, and the extent to which these costs can be covered through revenues; d) the overall level of end-user subsidy required to make the model viable; e) the best way to structure such a subsidy. The following specific tasks are envisaged:
- Literature review
- End-User Consultation
- Stakeholder Consultation – consult
ii. Technical and Financial Analysis Narrative Report
iii. Stakeholder Consultation Regarding Potential Energy-as-a-Service Business Models and Financing Mechanisms
Requirements
Essential:
- A strong understanding of household solar and productive use markets, including business models, market barriers, financing mechanisms and other interventions.
- Deep knowledge of the Malawi and sub-Saharan African contexts
- Deep understanding of the affordability challenge in energy access and the potential solutions
- Familiarity with how energy access programmes are designed and implemented, including World Bank-financed, government-implemented programmes.
- Previous experience conducting similar project evaluation and stakeholder consultation exercises, and excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
- Familiarity with the Efficiency for Access Coalition, including its donor members and their implementing partners, as well as the Low Energy Inclusive Appliances programme
- Established network of relationships with companies, donors and investors in the energy access sector.
Team presence in Malawi and/or ability to undertake an extended trip to Malawi for the purposes of this assignment.
Desirable:
- Familiarity with EaaS business models and financing mechanisms Additional information: As described in the ITT.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Expertise: 55
- price: 20
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Expertise: 55%
- Price: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 75 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Sept 2024, 13:52 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2025, 08:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
EST/ITT/EAS/0924- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005278- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049a59Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
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How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 16 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Oct 2024 → 17 Feb 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline16 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts18 Nov 2024
- Notice published17 Feb 2025, 08:49 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Feb 2025, 08:49 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greencroft Economics LtdSME | £54,375 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005278-2025-EST/GRE/EAS/0125-1 · Greencroft Economics LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Feb 2025
- Value
- £54,375
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Greencroft Economics LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.