Official UK procurement notice
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Monitoring and Verification Programme
Authority: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (Central government)·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDESZNZ is procuring a contractor to monitor atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations for all the principal gases reported in the UK greenhouse gas emissions inventory. The data will provide independent verification of the inventory. The contractor will monitor, at a minimum, the gases listed in the UNFCCC guidelines for reporting under the Paris Agreement, and in addition, CFCs and hydrogen. They will use the data to infer Northern Hemisphere background concentrations and UK emissions; geographical distributions; and where possible, disaggregation of emissions by source sector. The supplier will implement an iterative, continuous programme of improvements, and will work towards annual UK emissions estimates for hydrogen. The contractor will compare trends in the data to what is reported in the UK inventory and use the data to identify areas for improvement in the inventory.
CPV: Carbon dioxide monitoring services · Climatology services · Pollution tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The outputs from the programme will be:AwardedPublished value£4,600,000
The outputs from the programme will be:
Atmospheric gas concentration data, covering (as a minimum) the gases covered in UNFCCC guidelines for reporting under the Paris Agreement (these are CO2, CH4, N2O, PFCs, HFCs, NF3, and SF6), molecular hydrogen (H2), and CFCs.
Modelling of the data to infer UK emissions and their geographical distribution, on temporal scales that are comparable to, or better than, those reported in Annex 6 of the UK’s National Inventory Report.
Analysis comparing absolute values and trends in this data to what is reported in the inventory, and analysis of the drivers behind discrepancies between verification and inventory data.
Implementation of an iterative, continuous programme of improvements, including working to incorporate new data sources for the sectoral apportionment of methane.
Scoping of, and work towards, producing an annual UK emissions estimate for hydrogen. Note the budget does not include funds earmarked for the purchase of measurement equipment.
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- Price
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Sept 2021, 16:15 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2024, 11:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Dec 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020873- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e41cFind a Tender
Publisher note: DESNZ is holding a supplier event on Thursday 15th June at 10am. Please register your interest for the event by 5pm on Monday 12th June by sending your name, email, organisation and job title to greenhousegas.statistics@beis.gov.uk, indicating whether you would like to book a 15-minute 1:1 slot with a member of the DESNZ team; these are limited and allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Aug 2023 → 9 Jul 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected15 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened12 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts4 Jan 2024
- Notice published9 Jul 2024, 11:04 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Oct 2022- Status changed to complete11 Oct 2022, 14:14 BST
- Procurement method changed11 Oct 2022, 14:14 BST
- Buyer details updated11 Oct 2022, 14:14 BST
- Published value updated to £5,700,00023 May 2023, 12:38 BSTwas £2,500,000
- Status changed to planned23 May 2023, 12:38 BST
- Buyer details updated23 May 2023, 12:38 BST
- Published value updated to £4,600,0006 Nov 2023, 10:12 GMTwas £5,700,000
- Status changed to active6 Nov 2023, 10:12 GMT
- Deadline published: 12 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT6 Nov 2023, 10:12 GMT
- Buyer details updated6 Nov 2023, 10:12 GMT
- Status changed to complete9 Jul 2024, 11:04 BST
- Buyer details updated9 Jul 2024, 11:04 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2022-10: 1 release · 11 Oct 2022
- 2021-09: 1 release · 23 Sept 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of BristolSubcontracting: Modelling of atmospheric measurements to produce regional hemispheric atmospheric trends, interpret atmospheric concentration data to understand spatial distribution of emissions over the UK, Ireland, the North Sea, Irish Sea and English Channel, Compare emissions data with figures reported by the UK GHG Inventory | £4,205,706 † | — | Awarded |
| University of Bristol | £1,499,987 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Monitoring and Verification Programme · University of Bristol
- Signed
- 20 Jun 2024
- Value
- £4,205,706
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 028554-2022-1 · University of Bristol
- Signed
- 11 Oct 2022
- Value
- £1,499,987
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial StrategyContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyReview body
- The Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of BristolAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria