--- title: "Understanding the potential and costs for reducing UK aviation emissions" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4c55337d-2ed6-4acb-b0b6-05cd72e4a140" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4c55337d-2ed6-4acb-b0b6-05cd72e4a140" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c55337d-2ed6-4acb-b0b6-05cd72e4a140.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c55337d-2ed6-4acb-b0b6-05cd72e4a140.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE" published: "2018-05-04" --- # Understanding the potential and costs for reducing UK aviation emissions Buyer: THE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4c55337d-2ed6-4acb-b0b6-05cd72e4a140 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4c55337d-2ed6-4acb-b0b6-05cd72e4a140) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c55337d-2ed6-4acb-b0b6-05cd72e4a140.json) ## Summary The Committee on Climate Change is conducting a tender titled "Understanding the potential and costs for reducing UK aviation emissions," classified under Research and development services and related consultancy services. This procurement is currently in the active planning stage, with a submission deadline set for 9am on 29 May 2018. The project aims to investigate emission reduction strategies in the UK aviation sector and is taking place in London, with an overall contract value of £100,000. The contract period is expected to commence on 11 June 2018 and conclude by 17 September 2018. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on environmental consultancy, research and development, especially those specialising in emissions reduction technologies and sustainable transport solutions. Companies capable of innovative approaches to aviation emissions, such as those experienced with advanced engineering, sustainable fuels, and efficient air traffic management, would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The work commissioned will also align with upcoming government strategies, presenting a timely prospect for growth in a sector under increasing regulatory scrutiny. ## Notice This research is being jointly commissioned by the Committee on Climate Change (the CCC) and the Department for Transport (the DfT). However, it should be noted that the contract for this research will be formally awarded and managed by the CCC. The CCC was set up as part of the Climate Change Act. The CCC is an independent body tasked with providing advice to government on climate change issues, particularly the setting of carbon budgets for the UK and monitoring of progress towards meeting them. The DfT works with its agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK's businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country; and plans and invests in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move. Background The Climate Change Act sets legally-binding targets for the UK's greenhouse gas emissions. It includes a 2050 target for at least an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, and a series of five-yearly carbon budgets on track to the 2050 target. The CCC has recommended that an appropriate planning assumption for 2050 is for aviation CO2 emissions to be around 2005 levels. The CCC has previously published advice to the government on how UK aviation emissions could be reduced, , based on detailed modelling of the technologies and behaviours that could be deployed. This advice provided evidence around the following options to reduce the CO2 emissions from aviation: Engine and airframe technologies; Changes to air traffic management and airline operations; Modal shift to rail and videoconferencing; Sustainable biofuels; and Demand management. The aviation industry has also published a roadmap for reducing emissions. The Government is planning to launch a new Aviation Strategy in early 2019, with a green paper that will include climate change issues due in autumn 2018. As part of this process, the CCC and the DfT would like to review the potential for reductions in CO2 emissions from changes to aircraft engines and airframes (including both evolutionary changes, and radical new technologies such as electric, hybrid and blended wing body aircraft), and from changes to air traffic management and airline operations (e.g. through more efficient routing to reduce distances flown or more efficient ground operations). The CCC's previous advice on aviation emissions was based on a 2008 study for the Committee by QinetiQ, which was updated in 2010 for the DfT. Current projections of future UK aviation CO2 emissions by the DfT draw on recommendations made by Ricardo Energy & Environment in their reports on carbon abatement and fleet mix modelling produced for the DfT in 2017. *** More detail can be found in the specification *** Additional information: Bids should be sent in time in time for receipt by 9am on 29 May 2018. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7346a6cb-7320-4fc6-a31a-fe8367fb49e5 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 May 2018 | | Submission deadline | 29 May 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 10 Jun 2018 - 17 Sep 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | 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 | THE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1W 8NR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham | | Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea | | Electoral ward | Royal Hospital | | Westminster constituency | Chelsea and Fulham | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 4 May 2018 at 08:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7346a6cb-7320-4fc6-a31a-fe8367fb49e5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7346a6cb-7320-4fc6-a31a-fe8367fb49e5 4th May 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5c6c5f4a-185d-456b-9ff3-bddb7171e62c ITT - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/95ce8686-f53a-4d84-8613-ea326d07cc35 Specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e82003ea-9782-4651-96b1-5ead59544f74 T&C's ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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