Official UK procurement notice
Prj_5970 - ITT - Purchase of carbon credits as part of the construction of a new HQ for the European Centre of Medium Range Weather Forecasts
Procurement agent: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology·On behalf of: UKSBS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 18th May 2026 @ 11:00am
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
Overview
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an intergovernmental research institute with its headquarters in Shinfield (UK), and sites in Bonn (Germany) and Bologna (Italy), and contributes to major European programmes including Copernicus (the Earth observation component of the European Union's Space Programme) and Horizon Europe (EU's flagship research and innovation programme).
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology are funding and constructing a new net zero headquarters for ECMWF at the University of Reading's Whiteknights campus, with construction expected to complete between December 2026 and March 2027.
As part of the project’s objectives, the building will need to meet the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard. To ensure this objective is met, DSIT are undertaking a procurement exercise to secure a supplier to support carbon offsetting objectives for the embodied carbon of the newly constructed headquarters.
Key requirements for this procurement:
- DSIT are looking to offset approximately 5165 tonnes of carbon (or equivalent green house gasses), as a one-off procurement via a broker to balance out embodied emissions as a result of the construction.
- The allocated budget for this procurement is up to £2,500,000 inc VAT where applicable.
How to Apply
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement.
To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.
If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗.
Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number itt_2573
CPV: Building consultancy services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,083,333
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: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Price carries 20 of 100 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Oct 2025, 14:19 BST
- Last source update
- 26 May 2026, 09:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
Prj_5970- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031902- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a6e6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 May 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
How to Apply
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement.
To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.
If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗.
Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number itt_2573
Timeline
2 Oct 2025 → 13 Jul 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published390 days ago2 Oct 2025, 14:19 BST
- Market engagement309 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Further to the scope defined above, to provide responses to the questions above, please click the link below:
- Next notice expected285 days ago15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published202 days ago8 Apr 2026, 12:35 BST
- Clarification questions by162 days ago18 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline162 days ago18 May 2026, 11:00 BST
- Latest notice published154 days ago26 May 2026, 09:05 BST
- Award decision expected by127 days ago22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Oct 2025, 14:19 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Nov 2025, 14:41 GMTUK2
- Published value updated to £2,083,33325 Nov 2025, 14:41 GMTwas £600,000
- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Nov 2025, 10:44 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Apr 2026, 12:35 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active8 Apr 2026, 12:35 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Apr 2026, 12:35 BST
- Deadline published: 18 May 2026, 11:00 BST8 Apr 2026, 12:35 BST
- Procurement termination notice published26 May 2026, 09:05 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete26 May 2026, 09:05 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 25 Nov 2025
- 2025-10: 1 release · 2 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 22 May 2026 | CancelledThe Contracting Authority is unable to conclude the procurement due to a system inability to fulfil our procedural responsibilities in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- UKSBSProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Partner
Official documents & specifications (12)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix G - Certificate of non-collusion and non-canvassing
- Bidding documents and specifications Prj_5970 - ITT
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix K - Ethical Wall Agreement
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix J - Commercially sensitive information
- Bidding documents and specifications Prj_5970 - Commercial Costing Matrix
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix D - Draft Contract Terms
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix F - Form of tender
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender