--- title: "Support Evaluation of Full Submissions under Electricity and/or Gas Network Innovation Competitions" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-43ae5ff2-5b53-4e25-b648-fd7c560e70ef" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43ae5ff2-5b53-4e25-b648-fd7c560e70ef" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43ae5ff2-5b53-4e25-b648-fd7c560e70ef.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43ae5ff2-5b53-4e25-b648-fd7c560e70ef.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "OFGEM" published: "2017-05-09" --- # Support Evaluation of Full Submissions under Electricity and/or Gas Network Innovation Competitions Buyer: OFGEM Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-43ae5ff2-5b53-4e25-b648-fd7c560e70ef [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43ae5ff2-5b53-4e25-b648-fd7c560e70ef) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43ae5ff2-5b53-4e25-b648-fd7c560e70ef.json) ## Summary The procurement process is initiated by Ofgem, the regulatory authority for the electricity and gas markets in Great Britain, for the project titled "Support Evaluation of Full Submissions under Electricity and/or Gas Network Innovation Competitions." This contract falls under the services category, specifically relating to business and management consultancy services, and is located in the South East and London, United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, with proposals due by 24 May 2017. The total value of the contract is £50,000, with a minimum value of £15,000, and the contract period is set to commence on 19 June 2017 and extend until 31 October 2017. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing for participation from various consultancy firms. This opportunity presents significant potential for business growth, particularly for consultancy firms specialising in technical evaluations within the energy sector. Businesses that possess expertise in reviewing and analysing submissions related to network innovation competitions would be particularly well-suited to compete for this tender. With the ability to express interest in supporting one or both of the electricity and gas Network Innovation Competitions, firms can strategically position themselves to leverage their insights in this rapidly evolving industry. ## Notice The appointed consultancy firm(s) shall provide expertise on technical questions arising from the review of the Network Innovation Competition (NIC) Full Submissions submitted to Ofgem by the network companies. Their nominated consultants shall support the NICs' Independent Expert Panel (EP), which makes recommendations to Ofgem on which of the submissions to fund. There is one EP for the gas NIC, and one for the electricity NIC. There are three key stages to the work for each Competition: Stage 1: (i) The consultants shall produce, and present to the EP and Ofgem, a menu of potential issues that they consider from the network companies' Full Submissions warrant further investigation. The consultants will focus their review on several technically focused NIC criteria that will be pre-defined by Ofgem. (ii) Based on the menu of issues, and any additional issues deemed appropriate, the consultants shall investigate those issues chosen by the EP and Ofgem as desirable for further interrogation in Stage 2 of the work. Stage 2: The consultants shall investigate and provide written answers to the selected EP and Ofgem issues. Stage 3: If any budget remains the EP, and Ofgem, may ask the consultants to undertake additional work e.g. reviewing further questions based on parts of any resubmitted Full Submissions. Ofgem have chosen to issue a single ITT covering the requirement for both the Gas NIC and the Electricity NIC. However, a consultancy firm can tender to provide support to one, or both, competitions. A separate tender proposal for each Competition is requested for ease of evaluation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0607352-5643-44be-aabf-10a95948446d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 May 2017 | | Submission deadline | 24 May 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 18 Jun 2017 - 31 Oct 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OFGEM | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3GE | | 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 | TLI London, TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services ## Release History - 9 May 2017 at 16:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0607352-5643-44be-aabf-10a95948446d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0607352-5643-44be-aabf-10a95948446d 9th May 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.mytenders.org/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY142410 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided. ## Notice URLs - http://www.ofgem.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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