1 · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Nov 2022)

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Public utilities (65)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£607,040published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Oct 2022no call for competition

Awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) will provide energy bill relief for non-domestic

customers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The aim of this work is to directly engage with suppliers and to assess whether the

energy suppliers in the market are technically ready to support this policy and offer these

services to the end, non-domestic consumer, and to provide recommendations for BEIS on how to support the market to be ready.

CPV: Public utilities · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Audit and Assurance Services for Business Energy Strategy and Industrial StrategyAwarded

Delivery: UK

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Nov 2022, 16:12 GMT
Last source update: 22 Nov 2022, 16:12 GMT
Authority reference: PRO_1065
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-033121
Classification (CPV): Public utilitiesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038766 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Due to the short implementation window for the EBRS scheme which was announced 21st September 2022, there is an urgent requirement, where a supplier is needed to mobilise and deliver supplier readiness checks ahead of the 1st set of payments from 1st November. This will be part of the phased approach to addressing and detecting miscalculation, gaming and fraud-management in the EBRS scheme. The requirement was identified on 7th October, with a supplier needing to be in place by w/c 17th October to allow sufficient checks to tak[14:56] Cartwright, Darren (Corporate Services - Commercial & Operations)
Due to the short implementation window for the EBRS scheme which was announced 21st September 2022, there is an urgent requirement, where a supplier is needed to mobilise and deliver supplier readiness checks ahead of the 1st set of payments from 1st November. This will be part of the phased approach to addressing and detecting miscalculation, gaming and fraud-management in the EBRS scheme. The requirement was identified on 7th October, with a supplier needing to be in place by w/c 17th October to allow sufficient checks to take place. it is not possible to carry out even an accelerated procurement (which can be run theoretically in 15 days) so as to allow any meaningful supplier checks to be carried out in advance of 1st November.   The potential for fraud through this contract and the subsequent loss of public money (total fund flowing through this scheme are in the region of £50bn - £100bn) is not acceptable and requires that an urgent contract is put in place.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £607,0401 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Oct 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPEnergy Bill Relief Scheme - Supplier Readiness Checks	£607,040 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Energy Bill Relief Scheme - Supplier Readiness Checks · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Signed
24 Oct 2022
Value
£607,040
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET, London, UKContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

BEISReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PricewaterhouseCooper LLPAwarded supplierOC303525 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH, London, UK, WC2N 6RH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.