Official UK procurement notice
Research on Data quality of Life Cycle Assessments of steel, cement and concrete products
Authority: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis project will compare the methodology, outputs and data quality of different Life Cycle Assessment and Inventory methodologies and standards widely used for construction products, particularly iron, steel, cement, and concrete. The methodologies compared will include widely used international standards for Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), the newly developed EU CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Methodology), and the GHG Protocol.
Expected outputs include:
- Infographics with benchmarks and data quality
- A tool for DESNZ use to develop life cycle assessments using different methodologies (including EU CBAM and EPDs)
- Comparison of life cycle emissions using different methodologies using site and modelled data
- Recommended input values and benchmark data for UK and imported products
The project is expected to run from April 2024 to March 2025, and the budget is a maximum of £175k
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The research project will collect data and develop a tool to compare emission…Published value£175,000
The research project will collect data and develop a tool to compare emission measurements of steel, cement and concrete products purchased and/or produced in the UK. It will investigate variation and take-up of different reporting programmes.
The procurement will be an open competition, and consortia and partnerships are encouraged to ensure a diversity of products and methods are included.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 2 Nov 2023, 15:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Dec 2023, 15:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Feb 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037977- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04115aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Dec 2023 → 19 Feb 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected15 Dec 2023
- Notice published28 Dec 2023, 15:49 GMT
- Submission deadline19 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Dec 2023- Status changed to active28 Dec 2023, 15:49 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Dec 2023, 15:49 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT28 Dec 2023, 15:49 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Dec 2023, 15:49 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.