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title: "Digital Upgrade of the UK's National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System"
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# Digital Upgrade of the UK's National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System

Buyer: BEIS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2b69a47c-1e95-4f86-8c27-ea561fc81a3b

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded a contract for the "Digital Upgrade of the UK's National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System". This tender falls under the information technology services category with a contract value of £2,899,950. The procurement method used was an Open procedure (above threshold), with the tender period ending on 5th September 2023 and the contract period starting on 23rd October 2023 and ending on 30th September 2026.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in technical and scientific services related to greenhouse gas and air quality inventory methods to develop a new software approach for estimating emissions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organizations are particularly suited for this tender. BEIS, as the buyer, aims to enhance the existing system's capabilities for accurately reporting emissions data in alignment with global reporting requirements such as the IPCC Inventory Guidelines and UNFCCC requirements.

## Notice

DESNZ wish to procure services to substantially upgrade & improve the software system used to generate annual estimates of Greenhouse Gas & pollutant emissions across the UK. Currently a set of XLS files, Access databases & SQL, with other software linking these, are used to store, process & report data. Outputs from this system are used by UK Gov to report against our emissions targets (inc. Carbon Budgets, Paris Agreement). Based on a requirement that will be provided you will develop a new software approach which streamlines the system, using standard architecture across all inventory sectors to store, analyze, and report emissions. Procurement of technical and scientific services to - take an existing detailed specification of requirement - turn this into a plan for software system development - construct the new system to estimate GHG and air quality pollutant emissions, ensuring that the outputs of the new system reproduce the outputs of the existing system, or where differences exist these are understood, documented, and accepted - ensure that an arm's length Digital Assurance function is provided within the Contract to enable independent scrutiny and sign-off of each finalized element of the solution - liaise with key users throughout development, to ensure product meets user needs, and align system development with existing IPCC Inventory Guidelines and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) emissions reporting requirements - Project Manage this work and provide regular updates to DESNZ on risks, progress, timelines, and costs See https://naei.beis.gov.uk/about/national-inventory-system for more information on the current UK National Inventory System As well as digital project management, the supplier will need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of GHG and air quality inventory methods, and the application of these methods through software.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45fd3fc6-0bbd-40ca-a524-eb7688a838ec |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 22 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,899,950 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,899,950 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BEIS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | AETHER; KPMG; MOTT MACDONALD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 24 Oct 2023 at 10:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45fd3fc6-0bbd-40ca-a524-eb7688a838ec

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45fd3fc6-0bbd-40ca-a524-eb7688a838ec
  24th October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0cd64800-6eb2-487d-9473-e980ea2e057b
  n/a

## Notice URLs

- https://naei.beis.gov.uk/about/national-inventory-system

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