Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-02
Buyer: Welsh Government
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71314000: Energy and related services | 71314300: Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Estimated value: 10000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-01-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Welsh Government is developing a new Energy Service to provide the technical, commercial and project management support needed to deliver energy and resource efficiency and renewable energy projects that contribute to our energy and de-carbonisation targets.
This new service will bring together a number of existing strands of work, that currently exist under the Local Energy Service and Green Growth Wales areas of work.
The Welsh Government Energy Service will provide delivery support including pipeline development and opportunity identification, technical feasibility, commercial, procurement and project management expertise to existing and new clients of the Local Energy and Green Growth Wales services in the areas of energy and resource efficiency, and renewable energy. The Welsh Government Energy Service however is expected to be flexible enough to respond to new opportunities as they arise.
This support includes scoping opportunities, identifying projects, and supporting clients to take appropriate strategic projects through to delivery. A number of existing functions are not included within this Framework, and the successful bidders will be required to work with them to ensure delivery: Local Energy investment fund, Salix Finance, Invest to Save Green Growth and Re: fit Cymru (or any replacements of those services that come into existence during the life of this Framework). Outside of this service, other support will continue to be provided through the Rural Development Programme and Business Wales. The successful bidder will be expected to work effectively alongside these.
The Welsh Government Energy Service will operate across the sectors previously supported by the Local Energy and Public Sector services. Although the needs of these sectors are different, key functions are similar between them:
Pipeline development; Opportunity identification; Technical feasibility; Financial and commercial advice and support; Procurement advice and support; Technical project management; and Leadership engagement and support for decision making.
A Project Bank Account will operate on this framework and is required to adhere to the minimum requirements detailed in the Welsh Fair Payment Policy. Payment for suppliers outside the Project Bank Account must comply with the Welsh Fair Payment Policy.
It is anticipated that the Welsh Government Energy Service will commence in April 2018. Some functions may rely on a transition period from existing support operations, and so may not begin immediately. The value of call off contract will be dictated by the availability of funding. The estimated value for the full framework term is 10 000 000 GBP.
Should this service be re-procured it will be begin no sooner than 12 months before the expiry of this agreement.
Whilst this is not a joint procurement, the following organisations may use the Framework Agreement throughout its term:
— Welsh Ministers, their agencies, sponsored and statutory bodies and other contracting authorities funded by them, whether or not they operate independently of Welsh Ministers, including:
Arts Council of Wales; Care Council for Wales; Higher Education Funding Council for Wales; Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales;National Library of Wales;National Museum Wales Natural Resources Wales; Planning Inspectorate Wales; Independent Remuneration Panel Wales Qualification Wales; Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales; Sport Wales;Valuation Tribunal Wales; Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales; Older Peoples Commissioner for Wales; Children's Commissioner for Wales; Wales Audit Office; Future Generations Commissioner; Public Service Ombudsman for Wales; Welsh Language Commissioner; Charity Commissioner for Wales; Wales Centre for Health.
— Local Authorities in Wales their agencies, companies and limited liability partnerships or other corporate entities wholly or partly owned by or controlled by and any county and county borough, city, community or other council or local authority in Wales;
— NHS Health Boards in Wales, NHS Trusts in Wales, Special Health Authorities in Wales, Community Health Councils in Wales, the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Board of Community Health Councils and any other contracting authorities operating within or on behalf of the NHS in Wales;
— Higher and further education bodies in Wales, including colleges, community colleges and Universities, WEA Cymru and Colleges Wales.

Eligibility requirements: Please see Tender Documents.

Award value: 10000000