Climate Change and Trading Regulatory Services Framework

Environment Agency
Horizon House, Deanery Road
For the attention of: Alicia Simms
BS1 5AH Bristol
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2030254048
E-mail: alicia.simms@environment-agency.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency

Address of the buyer profile: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Electronic access to information: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

National or federal agency/office

Environment

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) including Defra Group Commercial and its Executive Non-departmental bodies
Ergon House, Smith Square
SW1P 2AL London
United Kingdom

Climate Change and Trading Regulatory Services Framework (CCTRS).

Services
Service category No 27: Other services

NUTS code UK

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

The notice involves a public contract

Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 4

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 GBP

The Environment Agency are appointed as administrators of the Climate Change Agreement Regulations (CCA) 2012, which came into force on 01.10.2012. The Climate Change Trading and Regulatory Services (CCTRS) team comprises of Climate Change Agreements (CCA’s), The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EUETS) and Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS). This framework is mainly for supporting the Administrator to deliver its requirements under the CCA and ESOS schemes but with the flexibility to contribute to audits under CRC and EUETS where appropriate.

90714000, 90700000

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Variants will be accepted: no

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

The sector associations vary in their expertise and some need more support than others. They also vary in the complexity of their agreements and the range of CCA rules and guidance with which they must comply. Some use consultants, who may require support on the sectors behalf. You will need experience dealing with a wide range of the sectors covered by CCAs and be able to have the detailed conversations required with them. In some cases detailed review to set precedents or redefine the rules and intent may be required.
You will need to provide technical advice to the sector associations and/or their consultants to create and maintain Umbrella agreements and Underlying agreements for the sectors operators and related technical issues.

90713000

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 and 500 000 GBP

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

The CCA scheme will require several types of audit and auditing of both the sector associations and the operators facilities. The EA will be responsible for selecting sectors and operators of UnA’s for audit with input from auditors and Lot 1 consultants. This will be planned annually on a risk and random basis. The consultant responsible for audit will be involved in the selection review to support the risk based process.

90714000

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 and 500 000 GBP

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

The ESOS audits are detailed compliance audits on participants who have notified us of their compliance. The auditor will be required to evaluate the compliance of participants in accordance with an outline methodology provided to them by the Environment Agency. The scope of work includes completing audits to review the accreditation of our 14 professional bodies. This work will involve looking at the accreditation criteria put down by the professional bodies, and checking and assessing them.

90714000

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 and 500 000 GBP

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information regarding the evaluation criteria for awarding the framework can be found in the Invitation to Tender guidance available at the following address: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

Information regarding the evaluation criteria for awarding the framework can be found in the Invitation to Tender guidance available at the following address: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Open

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

An electronic auction will be used: no

19558

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2016/S 125-224104 of 1.7.2016

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 23.8.2016 – 10:00

23.8.2016 – 10:00

English.

in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Date: 23.8.2016 – 10:01

Place: Environment Agency

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 48 months.

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

United Kingdom

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Environment Agency will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

2.8.2016