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title: "Local Area Energy Plan for Belfast & Queens Island Energy Decarbonisation Plan"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ab86"
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# Local Area Energy Plan for Belfast & Queens Island Energy Decarbonisation Plan

Buyer: BELFAST CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ab86

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Local Area Energy Plan for Belfast & Queens Island Energy Decarbonisation Plan" has been completed. Belfast City Council, as the buying organisation, is seeking to develop a comprehensive plan to achieve net zero in the city and Innovation District. This procurement falls under the services category, with an emphasis on environmental consultancy services. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £180,000 GBP, was signed on January 9th, 2023.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the environmental consultancy services sector to engage with Belfast City Council and contribute to the city's sustainability goals. Companies specialising in corporate environmental auditing services and with expertise in energy decarbonisation would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement stage has now advanced to the award phase, with Energy Systems Catapult Ltd currently being the active supplier for this project.

## Notice

Recognising the need to plan the most effective pathway to reach net zero while assessing the planned development within the Innovation District, Belfast City Council are appointing a supplier to develop a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) for the City of Belfast and Innovation City Belfast (ICB) seek a deeper analysis consistent with the methodology adopted in the city-wide approach for Queens Island

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The LAEP will seek to recognise the importance of assessing the unique characteristics of Belfast as part of the net zero transition and utilise place-based data and network system modelling as a foundation to simulate the most effective pathway to achieving net zero for the region. The City of Belfast area comprises of a population of circa 343,000 split across 51 electoral wards. The LAEP approach undertaken by the supplier will provide steps 1-7 of a LAEP for the Belfast area while also providing an Energy Decarbonisation Plan specifically for the Innovation District of Queens Island. This is a foundational piece of work for Belfast to help attract funding into the city and will feed into the wider business case for potential LAEP roll out across Northern Ireland and link with the future Citywide Climate Action Plan. The overall objective is to develop a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) for the city of Belfast and a Decarbonisation plan for part of the Innovation District, Queens Island. The supplier should apply a methodology which adheres to the Guidance on Creating a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP).

### Procurement Information

Following a review of the marketplace the supplier, Energy System Catapult Ltd, are the only supplier in the marketplace with the capacity and capability to provide the service required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005457-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £180,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 8GD |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN06 Belfast |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 90714200 - Corporate environmental auditing services

## Release History

- 23 Feb 2023 at 15:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005457-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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