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title: "Delivering the UK Component of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Data Distribution Centre (DDC)"
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# Delivering the UK Component of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Data Distribution Centre (DDC)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY (BEIS)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9959815a-2dcd-4c19-b824-350dae1795b8

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded a contract titled "Delivering the UK Component of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Data Distribution Centre (DDC)" for the provision and management of the UK component of the IPCC's DDC. This tender falls under the Data Supply Services category and was awarded on 8th March 2021. The contract, valued at £221,600, commenced on 24th May 2021 and will run until 31st March 2023, covering delivery areas including the United Kingdom and other overseas territories.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in data management and distribution services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Companies with expertise in handling large data sets and experience in supporting climate change initiatives would be well-placed to compete in future tenders or similar contracts, benefiting from the growing emphasis on environmental data accessibility and analysis under international frameworks like the IPCC.

## Notice

BEIS is looking for a supplier to undertake the provision and management of the UK component of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Data Distribution Centre (DDC) which provides access to modelling and scenario data used by the IPCC, and archives data underpinning key figures of IPCC reports. The IPCC DDC is housed at http://www.ipcc-data.org/ The contractor will be responsible for managing the UK aspects of the existing DDC site, which provides the gateway to the data for all of the DDC and captures and archives observational datasets for the IPCC. The DDC is overseen by the IPCC's Task Group for Data (TG-Data), which receives its mandate from, and reports to, the IPCC Bureau.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5547dbf5-bac6-4877-8e8b-fa0d8d5dc168 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 23 May 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £221,600 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £221,600 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY (BEIS) |
| 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 | MEATADATAWORKS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72319000 - Data supply services

## Release History

- 5 Jun 2021 at 14:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5547dbf5-bac6-4877-8e8b-fa0d8d5dc168

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5547dbf5-bac6-4877-8e8b-fa0d8d5dc168
  5th June 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=600014312
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ipcc-data.org/

## Provenance

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