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DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

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22 Nov 2022 at 16:12

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has awarded a contract for the Energy Bill Relief Scheme - Supplier Readiness Checks to PricewaterhouseCooper LLP. The procurement, carried out through a limited tender procedure, was justified by extreme urgency due to the short implementation window for the scheme, requiring supplier readiness checks ahead of the payment deadline on 1st November 2022.

This contract opportunity in the services category, specifically for public utilities, aims to provide energy bill relief for non-domestic customers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Businesses offering services such as Audit and Assurance services related to business energy strategy and industrial strategy would find this tender well-suited for engaging with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. The contract value amounts to £607,040.00 and was signed on 24th October 2022, offering tangible business growth opportunities in the energy sector.

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Notice Title

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Notice Description

This Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) will provide energy bill relief for non-domestic customers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The aim of this work is to directly engage with suppliers and to assess whether the energy suppliers in the market are technically ready to support this policy and offer these services to the end, non-domestic consumer, and to provide recommendations for BEIS on how to support the market to be ready.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Audit and Assurance Services for Business Energy Strategy and Industrial Strategy

Procurement Information

Due to the short implementation window for the EBRS scheme which was announced 21st September 2022, there is an urgent requirement, where a supplier is needed to mobilise and deliver supplier readiness checks ahead of the 1st set of payments from 1st November. This will be part of the phased approach to addressing and detecting miscalculation, gaming and fraud-management in the EBRS scheme. The requirement was identified on 7th October, with a supplier needing to be in place by w/c 17th October to allow sufficient checks to tak[14:56] Cartwright, Darren (Corporate Services - Commercial & Operations) Due to the short implementation window for the EBRS scheme which was announced 21st September 2022, there is an urgent requirement, where a supplier is needed to mobilise and deliver supplier readiness checks ahead of the 1st set of payments from 1st November. This will be part of the phased approach to addressing and detecting miscalculation, gaming and fraud-management in the EBRS scheme. The requirement was identified on 7th October, with a supplier needing to be in place by w/c 17th October to allow sufficient checks to take place. it is not possible to carry out even an accelerated procurement (which can be run theoretically in 15 days) so as to allow any meaningful supplier checks to be carried out in advance of 1st November. The potential for fraud through this contract and the subsequent loss of public money (total fund flowing through this scheme are in the region of PS50bn - PS100bn) is not acceptable and requires that an urgent contract is put in place.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038766
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033121-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

65 - Public utilities

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

65000000 - Public utilities

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£607,040 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
Contact Name
Darren Cartwright
Contact Email
darren.cartwright@beis.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPER

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