ESC21188 - Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester

A Contract Award Notice
by ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT LIMITED

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£70K-£100K
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
29 Nov 2021
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 4 suppliers

1 buyer

4 suppliers

Description

Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) are looking for external suppliers to support the successful delivery of Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester (UCEGM). UCEGM is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and will deliver approximately 10 Megawatts (MW) of additional clean energy capacity to supply local authority assets across Greater Manchester. It also aims to demonstrate innovative and scalable energy business models, allowing greater participation in the emerging Local Energy Market, reducing reliance on subsidy and enabling future investment in clean energy. The project commenced in summer 2020 and will run until the end of May 2023. UCEGM is led by ESC in partnership with five Greater Manchester local authorities - Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, and Wigan. ESC have entered into a Grant Funding Agreement with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to deliver the project including certain contracted outputs in the form of kilowatt hours of renewable energy that will be produced and resultant tonnes of carbon dioxide that the project will save. For further information see: https://es.catapult.org.uk/impact/projects/ucegm/ (https://es.catapult.org.uk/impact/projects/ucegm/) There are three key areas of work within the project: 1. Programme Management & Project Compliance - as lead partner in the consortium, ESC are responsible for overall project performance and compliance with funding requirements, 2. Workstream 1 - The five Local Authority partners are delivering around £15m of capital investment in renewable energy projects, and 3. Workstream 2 - ESC are leading the development of future business models. The requirements of the contracts are divided into four Lots: 1. Lot 1: Commercial and Investment Advice 2. Lot 2: Workstream 2 Procurement Advice 3. Lot 3: Workstream 1 Procurement Support 4. Lot 4: Summative Assessment Lots 1 and 2 are required to provide external specialist, technical support in respect of commercial and investment structures along with procurement processes to Workstream 2 which will supplement in-house capabilities to develop future business models. This will maximise the scope, quality and impact of Workstream 2. Procurement support under Lot 3 is intended to support the consortium partners - the Local Authorities who are delivering capital renewable energy schemes under Workstream 1. Compliance with public sector procurement requirements is a key funding requirement. Lot 3 is a call-off contract which can be utilised as necessary to support the Local Authorities to procure their required contracts. ERDF comes with a contractual requirement to appoint an external supplier to conduct an impact evaluation of the project, known as a summative assessment, which is Lot 4.

Lot Division

1 Commercial and Investment Advice

For the Full description of the services required, please refer to Appendix 1 - Scope document The activities within this piece of work will include: • Summarise investment options to finance assets by public bodies • Provide 1-2 case studies to demonstrate the investment option • Analyse the suitability of the investment options • Engage with the Project Team on the business model development process to understand how the options would interact with potential investment options

Award Criteria
Methodology & Proposed Approach 60
Experience & Lessons Learned 15
Social Value 10
price 15
2 • Lot 2: Workstream 2 Procurement Advice

For the Full description of the services required, please refer to Appendix 1 - Scope document The aims of this initial piece of work are: • to get a baseline understanding for how energy is procured by partner LAs and other popular procurement methods • to understand the needs of key stakeholders in the procurement process • to identify potential barriers/issues to change or adopting new energy business models Activities • Audit of current energy procurement processes in partner LAs including process diagram • Explore any other predominant energy procurement processes used by other non-partner LAs • Audit of current energy contracts in place for partner LAs • Engagement with LA procurement teams and Crown Commercial Service to understand needs and whether they experience issues with purchasing new energy products/services

Award Criteria
Methodology & Proposed Approach 55
Experience & Lessons Learned 15
Data Handling 5
Social Value 10
price 15
3 Workstream 1 Procurement Support

For the Full description of the services required, please refer to Appendix 1 - Scope document Lot 3 is a call off contract which will be utilised on an ad-hoc basis to support our Local Authority partners procure the contracts required to deliver their capital schemes. Tasks may include, but are not limited to: • Support Local Authorities draft compliant procurement documentation • Review draft documentation to ensure compliance • Identify and/or audit potential frameworks to ensure compliance • Ensure that suitable records are maintained to evidence compliance

Award Criteria
Methodology & Proposed Approach 75
Social Value 10
price 15
4 Summative assessment

For the Full description of the services required, please refer to Appendix 1 - Scope document As part of the contractual requirements of ERDF funding, UCEGM is required to procure an external supplier to conduct an impact evaluation of the programme, known as a "Summative Assessment". We wish to identify a suitably experienced organisation to undertake this summative assessment

Award Criteria
Methodology & Proposed Approach 55
Value Add 10
Experience & Lessons Learned 10
Social Value 10
price 15

Award Detail

1 Cornwall Insight (Norwich)
  • Reference: 029567-2021-esc21188-1
  • Value: £100,000
2 Local Partnerships (London)
  • Reference: 029567-2021-esc21188-2
  • Value: £70,000
3 Procur3D Consulting (Hertford)
  • Reference: 029567-2021-esc21188-3
  • Value: £100,000
4 Winning Moves (London)
  • Reference: 029567-2021-esc21188-4
  • Value: £77,000

CPV Codes

  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Indicators

  • Options are available.

Other Information

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