--- title: "Climate Innovation Pull Facility (CIPF)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-048616" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-048616" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-048616.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-048616.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO" published: "2024-07-30" --- # Climate Innovation Pull Facility (CIPF) Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048616 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-048616) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-048616.json) ## Summary The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is planning a new procurement process titled "Climate Innovation Pull Facility (CIPF)" under the category of Foreign economic-aid-related services. This project is a part of their International Climate Finance portfolio, aiming to support climate change mitigation through innovative clean energy technologies. The process is currently in the planning stage, with a market engagement event scheduled for 9th September 2024. The overall budget for this initiative is up to £185 million. The procurement will proceed under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, most likely using a Competitive Flexible Procedure. The initial engagement began in 2022, and an online presentation will be held to outline the programme's scope and future steps. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in clean energy innovation and foreign economic-aid-related services. Companies with expertise in managing large-scale climate projects and conducting independent evaluations will find this tender particularly relevant. The Department seeks to contract a facility manager and an independent evaluation partner, offering contracts valued between £10 million and £50 million each. Interested businesses will have the opportunity to engage in one-to-one feedback sessions following the online presentation, providing a platform to influence the final procurement approach and programme structure. Such engagements could be highly beneficial for companies looking to establish themselves in the growing market of climate change mitigation solutions. ## Notice The UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero is exploring the development of a new facility - the Climate Innovation Pull Facility. Through pull finance, this facility will support innovation, scale up and market building for climate change mitigation solutions for developing country contexts, focusing on innovative clean energy technologies and business models in a small number of specific applications/sectors, where the evidence shows support is most needed. The planned facility is up to PS185m and is part of the Department's International Climate Finance portfolio and funded with Official Development Assistance (ODA). The Department is planning to procure two contracts: i) A facility manager ii) An independent evaluation partner ### Lot Information Lot 1 Please note that this PIN is issued to inform the market of an upcoming market engagement event and is not a formal PIN marking the start of a procurement procedure. More information about the next steps and forward timeline will be provided in the meeting and in future notices. All information shared in this notice and at the event is indicative and subject to full and final approvals by the Department. The UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero is exploring the development of a new facility - the Climate Innovation Pull Facility. Through pull finance, this facility will support innovation, scale up and market building for climate change mitigation solutions for developing country contexts, focusing on innovative clean energy technologies and business models in a small number of specific applications/sectors, where the evidence shows support is most needed. In public innovation financing, "pull mechanisms" create incentives for innovators and other actors by creating viable market demand. They seek to reduce viability gaps and induce innovation by signalling demand for solutions to specific problems. Mechanisms often cited include Advanced Market Commitments, Results or Outcomes Based Financing, Prizes/Challenges, innovation bulk procurements, Contracts for Difference, among others. By contrast, much innovation support has to date utilised "push mechanisms" directly subsidising up-front R&D costs. In terms of climate mitigation solutions, the Facility will have a particular focus on clean energy innovation themes. The work being explored would be linked to the Ayrton Fund commitment to support clean energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D), as part of the wider UK commitment to tackle climate change. Examples of Ayrton Fund thematic challenges are set out on gov.uk. The procurement of this requirement will be in two parts: i) A contract for a Facility Manager to manage the programme, source, develop, commission and oversee 6-8 climate pull projects of PS10m - PS50m each. This contract will also cover programme monitoring and learning. ii) A separate contract for an Independent Evaluator of the programme, who will conduct a mid-term and end-of-term evaluation of the programme's achievement of its development objectives, theory of change and value for money. This element of the scope will be discussed briefly at the EME in September with further detailed engagement to follow on the procurement of this contract. The procurement will be run under the provisions of the Procurement Act (2023) and is most likely to be a Competitive Flexible Procedure. Further information will be provided at the event. The Department hosted some initial engagement in 2022 and 2023. As the concept is now progressing further, we would like to take the opportunity to provide a further update to the market. The Department will be hosting an online presentation on 9th September 2024 at 10:30 BST to share current thinking on the scope and content of the programme as well as options for commercial structuring and forward procurement procedure. This will be followed by opportunities in the following two weeks for the market to provide feedback on a one-to-one basis via call or in writing. Opportunities for calls are time-limited at this stage but we hope to offer multiple feedback avenues to enable as much engagement as possible. The purpose of this round of engagement is to act as an opportunity for us to test our thinking and get comments on the viability of various options as we finalise our procurement approach. This may include but not be limited to: - Role of the delivery partner - Profile of the delivery partner - Pull project selection process - Procurement route to market - Risk transfer - Commercial approach Additional information: To attend this presentation, please register interest through the following link by 5 September 2024 13:00. We will then share the link to join the session via Microsoft Teams. https://forms.office.com/e/3NLvQ5eWsW ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023847-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 Feb 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £185,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2EG | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 72224000 - Project management consultancy services - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services ## Release History - 30 Jul 2024 at 19:34 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023847-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/3NLvQ5eWsW - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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