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Published 17 Oct 2023, 14:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) 2025 - Lot 1

Official notice

Authority: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Central government)·Consortium: 7 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 1 lot to bidMax 1 lot per supplier

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£31,955,000envelope for 2 lots · 1 value update

Submissions closed 12 Aug 2024awarded 9 Jan 2025

Awarded to Ricardo AEA Ltd, The Public Service Consultants Limited2 awards

Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 10 yrs 6 mo from 1 Oct 2024 · see each lot

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The NAEI is a long-running programme which has been responsible for producing the UK’s Greenhouse Gas and Air Quality Pollutant Inventories in order to meet its domestic and international reporting obligations and to inform decision makers on the impact of policies on emissions, and to aid in the development of new policies to help the UK meet its long-term climate and air quality targets.

CPV: Environmental services · Research services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£31,955,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them

Lot #1Compilation and Reporting of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI)Awarded 10 yrs 6 moPublished value£31,125,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2024 – 31 Mar 2035 (10 yrs 6 mo)

Delivery: UK

Variant bids: not allowed

90700000 Environmental services

Lot #2Independant Assurance of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI)Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£830,000

The objectives of this Lot are to:

Review and provide recommendations to strengthen the Lot 1 Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes across the full Inventory cycle.
Review the UK’s institutional arrangements, including governance, and provide recommendations for improvements.
Review the Lot 1 strategy and planning for Data Supply and Improvement Plan and Capability and Resilience Plan assessing effectiveness of prioritisation and providing recommendations for improvement (further information in Lot 1 ITT).
Deliver an assessment the robustness of inventory methodologies and assumptions.
Establish a robust Inventory Improvement Strategy.
Design impactful improvement projects which deliver excellent value for money.
Deliver an effective secretariat for the Government’s Inventory governance groups.

These aims and objectives will be delivered through three work packages:

Work Package 1 (Section 4.1) – Programme Management
Work Package 2 (Section 4.2) – Inventory Assurance
Work Package 3 (Section 4.3) – Inventory Improvement

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2030 (5 yrs)

Delivery: UK

Variant bids: not allowed

73110000 Research services

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

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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: 17 Oct 2023, 14:57 BST
Last source update: 14 Jan 2025, 14:53 GMT
Award evaluation window: 12 Aug 2024 – …
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-001204
Classification (CPV): Environmental servicesResearch services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040cb6 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: Supplier events to be held 21st and 23rd November 2023. Please register your interest for the supplier event by 5pm on 17th November by sending your name, email, organisation, and job title to [email protected], indicating whether you would like to book a 15-minute 1:1 slot with a member of the team; these are limited and allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

How it was run

Official notice

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Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 12 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 240 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 12 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗

Timeline

1 Jun 2024 → 14 Jan 2025 · 5 dates

Next notice expected
1 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
12 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
12 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice published
14 Jan 2025, 14:53 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2024

Published value updated to £31,955,000
10 Jun 2024, 16:18 BST
was £15,000,000
Status changed to active
10 Jun 2024, 16:18 BST
Procurement method changed
10 Jun 2024, 16:18 BST
Deadline published: 12 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
10 Jun 2024, 16:18 BST
Buyer details updated
10 Jun 2024, 16:18 BST
Status changed to complete
16 Dec 2024, 10:47 GMT
Buyer details updated
16 Dec 2024, 10:47 GMT

Routine re-releases (4)

2023-10: 1 release · 17 Oct 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £33,241,7732 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 2latest 9 Jan 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Compilation and Reporting of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI)1 award
Ricardo AEA LtdNational Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) - Lot 1Subcontracting: - LULUCF - Forestry - Devolved Administrations Inventories - Conversion Factors - AQ Projections - F Gases	—	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Independant Assurance of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI)1 award
The Public Service Consultants LimitedSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) - Lot 1 · Ricardo AEA Ltd
Signed
9 Jan 2025
Value
£32,412,103
Period
… – 31 Mar 2035
Status
active
Contract 040394-2024-1 · The Public Service Consultants LimitedSME
Signed
9 Dec 2024
Value
£829,670
Period
… – 31 Mar 2030
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Compilation and Reporting of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI)	1bids	—	—	—
2 · Independant Assurance of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI)	3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 3-8 Whitehall Place, London, UK, SW1A 2EGContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services London, UKContact email
Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsContracting authority London, UKContact email
Office for National StatisticsContracting authority Newport, UKContact email
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsContracting authority London, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Ricardo AEA LtdAwarded supplier Shoreham Technical Centre, Old Shoreham Road, West Sussex, UK, BN43 5FG
The Public Service Consultants LtdAwarded supplier 45 Pall Mall, London, UK, SW1Y5JG

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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