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Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) Standards and Methodologies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has completed the procurement process for the "Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) Standards and Methodologies" contract, classified in the industry category of research consultancy services. This initiative is situated in the UK and focuses on developing standards for Greenhouse Gas Removal technologies. The procurement was carried out using a limited method, justified by the technical requirement that only BSI Standards Limited, the national standards body, could develop the necessary Publicly Available Specifications (PAS). Key dates include the contract being signed on 13th September 2024, with an initial contract period of 33 months and an optional extension of up to 24 months.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental standards and consultancy services, particularly those with an interest in Greenhouse Gas Removal technologies. It is suited to entities capable of collaborating with cross-sector industry specialists, academics, and policymakers to develop robust, consensus-based standards. Companies involved in areas such as biomass supply, carbon capture, and storage technology will find this project especially relevant to their expertise, providing avenues for growth and involvement in setting critical environmental benchmarks.

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Notice Title

Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) Standards and Methodologies

Notice Description

Services to design and deliver Greenhouse Gas Removal Standards in the form of Minimum Quality Thresholds and a series of Publicly Available Specifications (PASs) for Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) and Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS).

Lot Information

Lot 1

* An initial contract is awarded for 33 months valued at PS1,839,032 (net) for the design and publication of Minimum Quality Thresholds and a series of Publicly Available Specifications (PASs), covering quantification methodologies for Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage and Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage only. * Under the initial contract, the supplier will define methodological Minimum Quality Thresholds for early Greenhouse Gas Removal projects seeking support from the Government's Business Model. These will specify what projects must cover as part of their removal quantification, monitoring and reporting and reference best practice and existing government Standards where appropriate, such as the Carbon Capture and Storage regulations and Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation. * The Minimum Quality Thresholds are expected to address crediting periods, life cycle assessment boundaries, counterfactuals, carbon leakage, emission allocation to co-products, additionality, whether there is a rationale for monitoring, reporting and verification differentiation based on project scale, and possibly other aspects that stakeholders identify as priorities. We expect the Minimum Quality Thresholds to be published in 2025. * Following publication of the Minimum Quality Thresholds, the supplier will then develop more detailed Greenhouse Gas Removal technology-specific methodologies via a series of Publicly Available Specifications (PASs) which is an internationally recognised format for Standards. Each PAS will cover a subset of the GGR value chain such a biomass supply, or carbon capture and transport and storage. * The PAS development process generates high integrity Standards or benchmarks, leveraging cross sector industry specialists, academics and policy makers through working groups in the design process to produce a consensus based final product. This iterative approach will ensure that the technology-specific methodologies are robust and allow for the development and innovation associated with first of a kind deployment. * There is an optional contract extension of up to 24 months valued up to PS2,551,000 (net). This covers the delivery of up to six additional PASs for non-carbon capture and storage enabled GGR technologies, and updates to the PASs developed under the initial contract. The need for these methodologies is subject to further approvals and the policy needs of the Department.

Procurement Information

The standard is required to be developed as a Publicly Available Specification (PAS). As the national standards body, BSI are the only standard body that can deliver PAS nationally, and no other alternative supplier can develop this PAS. The proposed duration is absolutely necessary to achieve the purpose of the contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a5aa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031797-2024
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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

73210000 - Research consultancy services

90711200 - Environmental standards other than for construction

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,390,032 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Sep 20241 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 ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO
Contact Name
Charlotte Finlay
Contact Email
internationalclimateandenergy.procurement@energysecurity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1A 2EG
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

BSI STANDARDS

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