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Net Zero Accelerator (phase two) - West and East Midlands
Architectural
construction
engineering and inspection services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Education: "Net Zero Accelerator (phase two) - West and East Midlands". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Department for Education | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Education
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Published history for Department for Education. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
49.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Coverage: 368 active published awards; 352 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Education | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published5 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST | Last source update5 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-059529 | ||
What is being bought
This VEAT notice relates to the modification of a Department for Education contract for the appointment of a delivery partner in the West and East Midlands to deliver the Net Zero Accelerator project to selected schools and colleges in those regions, which aims to reduce carbon emissions through energy efficiency upgrades, decarbonisation planning, and sustainability engagement.
This modification will add an additional 20 schools and colleges to the West and East Midlands contract, in addition to the 47 sites initially accommodated for in the contract and the 10 additional sites permitted within it’s extension option, resulting in a total of 77 sites. This notice also confirms that the Department has exercised it’s contractual right to add 10 additional schools to the contract, as permitted by Regulation 72(1)(a).
Aside from the increased volume of sites, there are no changes to deliverables and outcomes of the contracts. Consequently, the total value of each contract will increase by approximately 21.96%, up to a maximum of £7,430,000, please see the Description of the procurement for further details. These modifications are permitted under Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, please see section D for further justification information. All values listed exclude VAT.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
5 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST - Official notice release published
5 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST - Buyer information updated
5 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedThis requirement was competed compliantly via an open-procedure multi-lot tender. When the original contract award notices were published, an error occurred in which only the minimum contract value of £2,600,000 was disclosed. This figure did not reflect the full value advertised in the initial procurement documents. This VEAT notice serves in part to clarify the original maximum contract value of £6,091,915. Due to this modification, the maximum contract value is now increased to £7,430,000. All values listed exclude VAT. The Contracts Finder identifier number for the award notice is as follows: b81fa051-60db-4630-a112-d2d13d76b128 - Net Zero Accelerator (phase two) - Midlands Additional information: The overall weightings were 80% quality (as broken down in the above Quality criterion section) and 20% price.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
5 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST · £7,430,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards MACE CONSULT LIMITED Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Net Zero Accelerator (phase two) - West Midlands £7,430,000 · signed 30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Department for Education
Contracting authority GB-FTS-165Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe modification to the contracts fall within the permissible grounds set out under Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in that the modifications are not substantial within the meaning of Regulation 72(8) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because:
a) The inclusion of the additional schools and colleges into each contract does not render any of the contracts materially different compared to when it was originally procured. The type of services originally required of the contract (the provision of school decarbonisation works and associated support services, including but not limited to procurement and behavioural change management) is the same as that which it will carry out on the previously awarded contracts, it is just a case that the number of schools receiving these services under the contracts will increase.
b) Adding the additional schools and colleges would not have changed the outcome of the original procurement in any way. The Contract will be fully operated in accordance with their current terms;
c) As the current contracts will be operated for the additional schools and colleges on the same terms, this does not alter the economic balance of the contract in favour of the development partners;
d) The change does not considerably alter the scope of the contracts as the works and services provided will remain unchanged, meaning there will be no significant changes to the deliverables, and the schools and colleges which have been included are adjacent in terms of geographical scope also;
e) This is not a change in contractor.
The modifications are also exempt under Regulation 72(1)(c) because the need for them has been brought about by circumstances the Department for Education could not have foreseen, and they do not change the overall nature of the contracts and the value changes are below 50%. Additional and unforeseen budget for the overall project has become available which must be spent imminently and the timeframes for the spend would not allow for an additional procurement process to take place. Government rules dictate that the original procurement could not have catered for optional additional value such as budget increases as only approved budgets can be advertised to the market. |