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title: "ESC21188 - Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester"
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# ESC21188 - Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester

Buyer: ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c163

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## Summary

The public procurement process, titled "ESC21188 - Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester," is being conducted by the Energy Systems Catapult (ESC). This tender falls under the industry category of business services, specifically targeting law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security, and is taking place in the Greater Manchester region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method is an open procedure, currently in the tender stage, with submissions due by 11 August 2021. The project aims to enhance clean energy capacity and innovate energy business models, funded partly by the European Regional Development Fund, with a total value of £370,000 allocated for various service lots.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy, energy procurement, and evaluation services. Companies equipped to provide commercial and investment advice, procurement support, or summative assessments in the energy sector would be particularly well-suited to compete. The engagement with local authorities and the exploration of new energy business models present a chance for service providers to contribute to sustainable energy solutions while potentially expanding their client base within the public sector.

## Notice

Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) are looking for external suppliers to support the successful delivery of Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester (UCEGM). UCEGM is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and will deliver approximately 10 Megawatts (MW) of additional clean energy capacity to supply local authority assets across Greater Manchester. It also aims to demonstrate innovative and scalable energy business models, allowing greater participation in the emerging Local Energy Market, reducing reliance on subsidy and enabling future investment in clean energy. The project commenced in summer 2020 and will run until the end of May 2023. UCEGM is led by ESC in partnership with five Greater Manchester local authorities - Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, and Wigan. ESC have entered into a Grant Funding Agreement with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to deliver the project including certain contracted outputs in the form of kilowatt hours of renewable energy that will be produced and resultant tonnes of carbon dioxide that the project will save. For further information see: https://es.catapult.org.uk/impact/projects/ucegm/ The project has two workstreams: In Workstream 1 (WS1) renewable energy generation assets will be built and partly funded by the ERDF grant and by the Local Authority (LA). The LAs will deliver ground mount and building integrated solar PV schemes along with a micro hydroelectric plant on council-owned under-utilised land and buildings. These will include battery storage, energy efficiency measures, smart energy management and EV charging at suitable sites. Workstream 2 (WS2), led by ESC, compliments the development of renewable energy generation projects by developing business model(s) to promote self-consumption of energy by the Local Authorities. The aim of these business model(s) are to improve the business case for the renewable energy generation project by improving the value of energy generated, lowering the cost of energy supply and reducing the carbon intensity of electricity in the local area. The overall structure of WS2 aims to iteratively develop, test, and then create a detailed implementation plan for a business which allows self-consumption of the energy generated from the renewable energy projects invested within this programme by LAs in the Greater Manchester area. The intention of this work is to also improve the investment case for future renewables projects for LAs in the Greater Manchester area, creating a legacy from the programme by helping to contribute to the renewable capacity target set out in the GM 5-year environment plan. There are several changes to the regulation of retail energy and how energy supply works within industry code that will liberalise the UK energy market and enable new business models. WS2 will explore how these changes can support the overall objectives of the project and well as providing a blueprint for how policies, regulations and investments can be aligned to grow markets for low carbon investment in the Greater Manchester area.

### Lot Information

Lot 1: Commercial and Investment Advice

For the Full description of the services required, please refer to Appendix 1 - Scope document The activities within this piece of work will include: * Summarise investment options to finance assets by public bodies * Provide 1-2 case studies to demonstrate the investment option * Analyse the suitability of the investment options * Engage with the Project Team on the business model development process to understand how the options would interact with potential investment options

Lot 2: Workstream 2 Procurement Support and Advice

For the Full description of the services required, please refer to Appendix 1 - Scope document The aims of this initial piece of work are: * to get a baseline understanding for how energy is procured by partner LAs and other popular procurement methods * to understand the needs of key stakeholders in the procurement process * to identify potential barriers/issues to change or adopting new energy business models Activities * Audit of current energy procurement processes in partner LAs including process diagram * Explore any other predominant energy procurement processes used by other non-partner LAs * Audit of current energy contracts in place for partner LAs * Engagement with LA procurement teams and Crown Commercial Service to understand needs and whether they experience issues with purchasing new energy products/services

Lot 3: Workstream 1 Procurement Support

For the Full description of the services required, please refer to Appendix 1 - Scope document Lot 3 is a call off contract which will be utilised on an ad-hoc basis to support our Local Authority partners procure the contracts required to deliver their capital schemes. Tasks may include, but are not limited to: * Support Local Authorities draft compliant procurement documentation * Review draft documentation to ensure compliance * Identify and/or audit potential frameworks to ensure compliance * Ensure that suitable records are maintained to evidence compliance

Lot 4: Summative assessment

For the Full description of the services required, please refer to Appendix 1 - Scope document As part of the contractual requirements of ERDF funding, UCEGM is required to procure an external supplier to conduct an impact evaluation of the programme, known as a "Summative Assessment". We wish to identify a suitably experienced organisation to undertake this summative assessment.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014832-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £370,000 |
| Lots value | £370,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 29 Jun 2021 at 13:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014832-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://es.catapult.org.uk/
- https://es.catapult.org.uk/impact/projects/ucegm/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=1b116983-12d8-eb11-810c-005056b64545

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