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Industrial Decarbonisation Market Mechanisms Regulatory Support 24-28

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)

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Planning

20 Dec 2023 at 09:35

Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency's Climate Change Trading and Regulatory Services Team (CCTRS) is planning to put a call off contract for consultants in the energy-efficiency consultancy services category. The contract, named "Industrial Decarbonisation Market Mechanisms Regulatory Support 24-28," is valued at £8,000,000 GBP and aimed at supporting various UK Government and International climate change policies over the next four years. The procurement process is currently at the planning stage, and a supplier engagement session is scheduled for January 24th, 2024. The location of the contract is in the UK.

This tender opportunity by the Environment Agency presents potential business growth prospects for consultants with expertise in energy management, climate change regimes, and environmental regulation. There are three lots available, focusing on 'business as usual' activities, auditing, and expert technical advice. Businesses well-suited to compete are those with relevant qualifications or experience in the specified fields. The tender presents opportunities for consultancies to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing energy efficiency, and supporting the development of future regulatory regimes.

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Notice Title

Industrial Decarbonisation Market Mechanisms Regulatory Support 24-28

Notice Description

The Environment Agency's Climate Change Trading and Regulatory Services Team (CCTRS) regulate and administer various UK Government and International climate change policies. We are seeking to put a suitable call off contract(s) for consultants with skills, knowledge and experience to support our operational activities over the next four years to maintain both our current operational activities and enable us to plan and deliver for the future. This will include roles across a range of consultant grades dependent on the depth of skills and knowledge required. This could include working with Government departments to inform policy development and ensuring its translation into effective operational activities. We are looking for consultants who have relevant understanding and experience across a range of sectors that are obligated under various Industrial Decarbonisation Market Mechanisms and regulations.<br/>The regimes we currently regulate include:<br/>* Climate Change Agreements (CCAs)<br/>* Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) <br/>* UK Emissions Trading System (UKETS) for aviation and installations, including managing the UKETS Registry<br/>* Fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting substances<br/>* The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)<br/><br/>We are in the process of developing and extending our regulatory portfolio to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency. This includes:<br/>* Extension and expansion of the current regimes<br/>* Implementing the new Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM)<br/>* Supporting government departments in the consideration and design of future regimes.<br/><br/><br/>There may be other regimes that we bring in during the lifetime of the contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Our 'business as usual' activities

Lot 1 - Our 'business as usual' activities (permitting, account opening and assessing reports from businesses such as energy data, emissions data, annual reports) Additional information: For Lot 1 our 'business as usual' activities, the work will be dependent on each regime. The main work areas include permitting, account opening and assessing reports from businesses such as energy data, emissions data, and annual reports. Detailed below is a summary of the types of activities we undertake, although this list is not exhaustive:

* Determination of New Permits, Underlying Agreements, Registrations and Applications, Offsetting Obligations.
* Determination of subsequent Variations and Transfers Applications, Assess the eligibility of new facilities being added to agreements
* Review annual reports, monitoring plans, methodology plans, improvement reports, licence applications.
* Assessment of data submissions, process target period report submissions
* Undertake due diligence checks and assessments
* Respond to technical queries and produce technical guidance
* Submission of data to meet UK and International requirements

Skills and expertise required:

We are looking for suppliers who can provide consultants that are qualified to a degree level (or have significant experience) in a relevant field and have experience of working with relevant sectors or organisations in one or more of the following areas; energy management, climate change regimes, other environmental regulation and permitting experience.

Lot 2 - Auditing

Lot 2, our audit work, is to ensure a participant, sector or operator is compliant with the relevant regulations. Our work also involves completing audits to review the accreditation of the professional bodies for ESOS. Additional information: Skills and expertise required:

We are looking for suppliers who can provide consultants that are qualified to a degree level (or have significant experience) in a relevant field, have experience of working with relevant sectors, a high degree of knowledge of industrial processes and have experience of delivering detailed energy or emissions audits. For our ESOS audits, consultant must be an approved lead assessor for ESOS and have undertaken several ESOS compliance assessments for a range of companies in different sectors.

This lot may be awarded to up to two suppliers.

Lot 3 - Expert technical advice

Lot 3, where specific technical advice will be sought. For example, we might want to seek independent expertise to validate an operator's request, we might need specific advice on a particular sector, or a particular process undertaken by an operator under any of our regimes, we might want independent advice on guidance we intend to publish. Additional information: Skills and expertise required:

We are looking for suppliers who can provide consultants that are qualified to a degree level (or have significant experience) in a relevant field, have the technical skills and experience of working with relevant operators and sectors and a high degree of knowledge of industrial processes and operations relevant to the regimes we regulate.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042720
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037389-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

71314200 - Energy-management services

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

79212300 - Statutory audit services

90700000 - Environmental services

90710000 - Environmental management

90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

90714000 - Environmental auditing

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Mar 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)
Contact Name
Pippa Hicks
Contact Email
pippa.hicks@defra.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 12345678

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
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

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