Notice Information
Notice Title
Review of value of partnering with the GFI's Transition Finance Lab
Notice Description
HMG's Financial Services and Growth Strategy specifically flagged that DESNZ would work proactively with the Green Finance Institute and others to "explore innovative financial structures for the Clean Energy Mission." DESNZ, we see a genuine potential to add value by partnering with the GFI on their TF Lab, but need more examples of the value it can add and be able to develop a narrative and governance structure.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Work is needed to both scope out the exact nature of a Partnership ( DESNZ and Green Finance Institute) and develop a consensus across government, including HMT and key Public Finance Institutions, of the value of developing and funding such an initiative.
Procurement Information
The contract value of PS70,000 is below the applicable procurement thresholds, so no prior publication in OJEU/Find a Tender was required. A direct award is lawful because the Green Finance Institute is the only organisation with the established Transition Finance Lab and the exclusive expertise necessary to deliver the work, meaning no reasonable alternative supplier exists.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060e17
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006496-2026
- 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
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £70,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DESNZ & DSIT GROUP COMMERCIAL
- Contact Name
- Waseem Rana
- Contact Email
- waseem.rana@energysecurity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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