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Aurora Subscription Services

BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

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Summary of the contracting process

The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has recently completed a procurement process for the "Aurora Subscription Services", which falls under the category of market research services within the electricity sector. The contract, valued at £153,500 and awarded through a limited procurement method via a negotiated procedure without prior publication, focuses on acquiring external market data and insights crucial for guiding government policy. The contract period commenced on 1 January 2022 and is set to conclude on 31 December 2023. The procurement process has been concluded, with the successful supplier being Aurora Energy Research Limited, located in Oxford.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in market research and energy sector analysis, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can provide insightful, evidence-based reports and forecasts for the energy market. Companies involved in data analytics, academic research partnerships, and strategic consulting within the power sector would be well suited to engage in similar future tenders, leveraging their expertise to contribute to government decision-making processes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Aurora Subscription Services

Notice Description

BEIS procures a range of external market data, insights and briefings for the power sector in order to ensure that we have sufficient market insight to give confident advice to Ministers about how the sector will respond to change, what the market outlook is, and to provide assurance and additional evidence to support assumptions setting within our business critical models. This procurement relates to a bundle of electricity sector insight reports which draw on international market participation and academic expertise from Oxford University to provide market reports, forecast data and strategic insight evidence relating to both GB across technologies within the electricity sector in a joined-up, systemic way.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ca30fd00-645d-4734-90bc-ce45c0323761
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5851b16f-3f57-48d3-ba5b-cd012159dd3d
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79310000 - Market research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£153,500 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£153,500 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Mar 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Dec 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Jan 20224 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2023 1-2 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
BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0ET
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
1
Supplier Name

AURORA ENERGY RESEARCH

Further Information

Notice Documents

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