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title: "QA improvement of greenhouse gas inventory models"
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# QA improvement of greenhouse gas inventory models

Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3a9505f3-b07e-467e-bd25-23e9d98df679

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## Summary

The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy is seeking to enhance the quality assurance of greenhouse gas inventory models through a tender titled "QA improvement of greenhouse gas inventory models." This procurement falls under the category of research and development consultancy services, with the contract valued at £49,122. The project commenced on 1st October 2017, following its award on 22nd September 2017, and is set to conclude on 31st March 2018. The procurement method utilised for this contract is a Single Tender Action due to the unique capabilities of the supplier, Ricardo Energy and Environment, which is located in the South West of England.

This opportunity presents potential for growth particularly for businesses engaged in environmental consultancy and research services, especially those with expertise in greenhouse gas inventories and quality assurance methodologies. As Ricardo Energy and Environment has been selected for this project due to their specialised knowledge, businesses that can offer innovative solutions or improvements in similar consultancy services would be well-positioned to compete in future tenders within this sector.

## Notice

This project will complete high priority short term recommendations on the quality assurance (QA) of all NAEI models as advised by external experts. Ricardo Energy and Environment (REE) will develop tools to add outlier checks to a number of elements of the inventory, including database output and quality checks (QC), mastersheet output and QC, reporting template QC (CRF population), and LULUCF QC in R-Shiny. Additional information: The QA scoping study by the independent expert concluded that the short term improvements can only practically be delivered by the current supplier (Ricardo Energy and Environment (REE)) and thus a Single tender action procurement route was taken. REE already has all the knowledge required to implement the updates to the NAEI models therefore the STA contract avoids duplication and additional expenditure by an other contractor. The justification in Public Contact Regs 2015: is: 32.-(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication. General grounds (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:- ... (b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:- . ... (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons, (iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, . but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;...

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/197db73e-eeb5-430a-b278-69c4130488e2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Oct 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Sep 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2017 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,122 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,122 |
| 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 | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RICARDO ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Oct 2017 at 13:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/197db73e-eeb5-430a-b278-69c4130488e2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/197db73e-eeb5-430a-b278-69c4130488e2
  18th October 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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