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title: "Electricity Trade - Ongoing Technical Support"
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# Electricity Trade - Ongoing Technical Support

Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2cd40d0a-b946-4f65-a31d-db1934274438

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in London has completed a procurement process titled "Electricity Trade - Ongoing Technical Support." This contract, awarded through a Single Tender Action due to extreme urgency and technical reasons, is classified under the industry category of general management consultancy services. The contract is valued at £63,000 and commenced on 24th August 2020, running until 31st December 2020. The procurement process was deemed a direct method, with the tender period concluding on 21st August 2020.

This ongoing technical support presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in management consultancy and energy trade analysis. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that possess the capability to deliver technical expertise and analytical input are particularly well-suited to compete for similar future contracts. Firms should leverage this contract's completion as a potential entry point into providing consultancy services for government-related projects, especially in the areas of energy and infrastructure.

## Notice

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy requires urgent expert technical support on electricity trade. The technical support is needed to provide expert advice and shall include provision of analytical input and expert scrutiny. The support should be available at short notice for discussions and written feedback and critique. This contract was awarded via a Single Tender Action in accordance with Regulation 32(2) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, on the basis of absent competition for technical reasons and extreme urgency. Additional information: This award notice includes, attached, both the initial contract awarded, and the subsequent variation to that contract. The information recorded in this award notice (such as value and duration) is the updated information following the variation to contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4682d006-2906-4a01-b10f-35e276bafed5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Nov 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Aug 2020 |
| Contract period | 23 Aug 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £63,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £63,000 |
| 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 | BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0ET |
| 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | CAMBRIDGE ECONOMIC POLICY ASSOCIATES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Nov 2020 at 09:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4682d006-2906-4a01-b10f-35e276bafed5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4682d006-2906-4a01-b10f-35e276bafed5
  19th November 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/627c37ad-2976-4673-8951-4ec9c9cf3526
  This is the contract executed between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and CEPA.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/79467b74-65fd-401b-ad1e-f92e27f71b35
  This is Annex 1 of the contract executed between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and CEPA.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4295f5d4-1782-4d9a-ab53-639f4aba6cc1
  This is the variation agreed between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and CEPA.

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