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Digital Upgrade of the UK's National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System

BEIS

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24 Oct 2023 at 10:51

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded a contract for the "Digital Upgrade of the UK's National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System". This tender falls under the information technology services category with a contract value of £2,899,950. The procurement method used was an Open procedure (above threshold), with the tender period ending on 5th September 2023 and the contract period starting on 23rd October 2023 and ending on 30th September 2026.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in technical and scientific services related to greenhouse gas and air quality inventory methods to develop a new software approach for estimating emissions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organizations are particularly suited for this tender. BEIS, as the buyer, aims to enhance the existing system's capabilities for accurately reporting emissions data in alignment with global reporting requirements such as the IPCC Inventory Guidelines and UNFCCC requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Upgrade of the UK's National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System

Notice Description

DESNZ wish to procure services to substantially upgrade & improve the software system used to generate annual estimates of Greenhouse Gas & pollutant emissions across the UK. Currently a set of XLS files, Access databases & SQL, with other software linking these, are used to store, process & report data. Outputs from this system are used by UK Gov to report against our emissions targets (inc. Carbon Budgets, Paris Agreement). Based on a requirement that will be provided you will develop a new software approach which streamlines the system, using standard architecture across all inventory sectors to store, analyze, and report emissions. Procurement of technical and scientific services to - take an existing detailed specification of requirement - turn this into a plan for software system development - construct the new system to estimate GHG and air quality pollutant emissions, ensuring that the outputs of the new system reproduce the outputs of the existing system, or where differences exist these are understood, documented, and accepted - ensure that an arm's length Digital Assurance function is provided within the Contract to enable independent scrutiny and sign-off of each finalized element of the solution - liaise with key users throughout development, to ensure product meets user needs, and align system development with existing IPCC Inventory Guidelines and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) emissions reporting requirements - Project Manage this work and provide regular updates to DESNZ on risks, progress, timelines, and costs See https://naei.beis.gov.uk/about/national-inventory-system for more information on the current UK National Inventory System As well as digital project management, the supplier will need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of GHG and air quality inventory methods, and the application of these methods through software.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2b69a47c-1e95-4f86-8c27-ea561fc81a3b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45fd3fc6-0bbd-40ca-a524-eb7688a838ec
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,899,950 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,899,950 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Sep 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
22 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2026 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BEIS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2EG
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

AETHER

KPMG

MOTT MACDONALD

Further Information

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