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title: "ESC1864 - Consistent Economic Signals for Decarbonisation project"
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# ESC1864 - Consistent Economic Signals for Decarbonisation project

Buyer: ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e91a2891-c6d2-4356-8030-15222b50d8a8

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## Summary

The Energy Systems Catapult, based in Birmingham, is conducting the "ESC1864 - Consistent Economic Signals for Decarbonisation project," classified under energy-efficiency consultancy services. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the procurement is currently in the award stage, with the contract valued at £80,000 awarded to Ricardo-AEA Ltd. This contract period will commence on 25th February 2018 and conclude on 1st May 2018. The tender period for submissions has ended as of 9th February 2018.

This procurement presents a unique opportunity for businesses specialising in energy consultancy and environmental policy development to engage with a significant project aimed at enhancing economic signals for decarbonisation across the UK. Companies that have a track record in providing strategic insights and case studies based on international best practices in environmental improvement would be particularly well-suited to leverage this contract. Furthermore, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, given the project's inclination towards fostering innovative solutions in the sector.

## Notice

In the absence of an economy-wide carbon price, UK policies do not currently provide a consistent set of economic signals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A complex combination of tax measures, targeted subsidies and regulatory measures deliver financial incentives to reduce emissions (or 'implicit carbon prices') which vary arbitrarily across different economic sectors and energy-related activities. Similarly, current policy debates on economic drivers for decarbonisation tend to be fragmented and focus on sector-level or incremental changes. There is much less consideration of the pathway towards a more consistent economy-wide framework of price signals or economic drivers for decarbonisation. The Consistent Economic Signals for Decarbonisation project aims to develop and articulate a range of policy options capable of improving the consistency of economic signals for decarbonisation across the whole UK energy system. These options should be credible over a medium term time-frame (i.e. credibly capable of implementation within 5 years), taking account of the practical challenges associated with reform. The project will adopt a whole-system perspective (building on ETI's experience and analysis of whole energy system transitions), and aim to translate this into a policy context by developing credible approaches to market and incentive design for emissions reduction. This contract will be to provide key inputs to the wider project in the form of (a) a set of relevant case studies from international examples of policy approaches and frameworks to delivery of environmental improvement and/or pollution reduction; and (b) developing and initial characterisation of a set of reform options for further in-depth analysis in subsequent stages of the project. The Catapult requires the successful bidder to develop relevant case studies from experience internationally and/or other relevant sectors or examples of environmental improvement, to extract key lessons from that experience and to inform the identification and development of a set of reforms options for further analysis. To access the tender documents you must register free of charge https://procontract.due-north.com/Register Additional information: To access the tender documents you must register free of charge https://procontract.due-north.com/Register

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cafede1d-0288-4bb5-a713-1cc4262b7783 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Feb 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | 25 Feb 2018 - 1 May 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £80,000 |
| 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 | ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6BS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RICARDO-AEA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

## Release History

- 9 Mar 2018 at 08:45 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cafede1d-0288-4bb5-a713-1cc4262b7783
- 19 Jan 2018 at 11:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cafede1d-0288-4bb5-a713-1cc4262b7783

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cafede1d-0288-4bb5-a713-1cc4262b7783
  19th January 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://es.catapult.org.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Register

## Provenance

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