--- title: "Energy Technical Specialist Advisor" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-daa27f3c-bdd6-4dfb-bd8b-11afa8d23496" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-daa27f3c-bdd6-4dfb-bd8b-11afa8d23496" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-daa27f3c-bdd6-4dfb-bd8b-11afa8d23496.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-daa27f3c-bdd6-4dfb-bd8b-11afa8d23496.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY" published: "2019-06-06" --- # Energy Technical Specialist Advisor Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-daa27f3c-bdd6-4dfb-bd8b-11afa8d23496 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-daa27f3c-bdd6-4dfb-bd8b-11afa8d23496) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-daa27f3c-bdd6-4dfb-bd8b-11afa8d23496.json) ## Summary The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced the award of a tender for the role of Energy Technical Specialist Advisor, as part of their ongoing projects related to offshore wind energy and grant management. This procurement falls under the services category and utilised a selective procurement method through a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The contract period commenced on 20 May 2019 and will conclude on 31 January 2020. The awarded contract is valued at £30,330, and the supplier selected for this role is Ove Arup and Partners Ltd, based in London. This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in project management, technical advisory services, and feasibility studies within the energy sector. Suppliers with expertise in offshore wind energy, independent technical reviews, and project monitoring will be particularly well-suited to engage with BEIS for future tenders within this space. Companies capable of providing independent assessments and who have experience working with public sector organisations are encouraged to explore similar contracting opportunities as BEIS continues its projects in this critical area. ## Notice The Scope of work is to assist BEIS with such tasks for each project as may be required as follows: * Provide a technically informed review of project reports in writing to BEIS. * Confirm in writing to BEIS the extent to which milestones agreed in the Grant Offer Letter have been achieved. * For each claim for payment, provide verification of project progress in writing to enable BEIS to authorise payments. * Provide briefing BEIS on technical aspects and likely project deliverability, including risks. * Attending meetings with grant holders (and others) as required and briefing to BEIS on issues relating to or arising from such meetings. * Monitor project development and provide a technical assessment of progress against the project plan. * Provision of independent technically informed advice on proposed changes to the project, however they arise. * Direct engagement with grantholders in the capacity of an "independent technical advisor contracted to BEIS" as may be required by BEIS (a troubleshooting role). * For DemoWind, work with the grant recipients to develop a robust assessment of the expected reduction in Levelised Cost Of offshore wind Energy (LCOE). * Any other tasks BEIS may reasonably request the contractor to undertake relating to the DemoWind and BESTF programmes. The DemoWind and BESTF programmes are about 60% and 50% complete respectively and comprise a total of 13 projects. The BEIS project manager assign these projects to the successful bidders to that the work is shared equally ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aff3f3f1-50a7-4350-ad1a-e13404631d02 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Jun 2019 | | Submission deadline | 8 May 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 14 May 2019 | | Contract period | 19 May 2019 - 31 Jan 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £30,333 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £30,330 | | 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 | OVE ARUP AND PARTNERS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis ## Release History - 6 Jun 2019 at 10:42 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aff3f3f1-50a7-4350-ad1a-e13404631d02 - 6 Jun 2019 at 10:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aff3f3f1-50a7-4350-ad1a-e13404631d02 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aff3f3f1-50a7-4350-ad1a-e13404631d02 6th June 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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