Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-02-24
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 38554000 | 50411300 | 71314000: Energy and related services | 71314200: Energy management services | 71314300: Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Estimated value: 14000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-04-03
Award criteria: Quality, Price

Technical requirements: Quality
Price
Crown Commercial Service as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Demand Side Response Services for use by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities.
The duration of the Framework Agreement is for a three (3) year period with an option to extend for one (1) year.
Please be advised that the Authority does not consider that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (‘TUPE’) to be an issue in respect of this Procurement at framework Agreement Award Stage as Services are not provided at this level.
At the Call Off Contract Stage, the Authority takes the view that TUPE is unlikley to apply. It is the responsibility of Potential Providers to take their own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply at the Call Off Contract Stage and to act accordingly.
Crown Commercial Service reserves the right for an electronic auction to be held by Public Sector bodies during further competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement(s).
In reference to Section II.1.4, maximum number of participants allowed. The Framework Agreement will be concluded with the maximum number of Potential Providers. This may increase only where two (2) or more Potential Providers have tied scores and are placed in the last position. The Authority will award a Framework Agreement to additional Potential Providers where their Final Score is within 1 % of the original awarded last place position only. For the avoidance of doubt, last position is 6th.
Demand Side Response Services are pertaining to participation in activities or schemes where customers are incentivised financially to lower or shift their electricity use at peak times.
The Potential Provider shall provide access to at least one (1) or more of the following network Operator Schemes:
The Potential Provider shall provide services where requested to enable the Contracting Authorities to reduce consumption during the highest system peak periods which incur Transmission Network Use of System Charges.
The Potential Provider shall provide services where requested to enable Contracting Authorities to reduce consumption during the most expensive periods which incur the highest Distribution Use of System Charges.
The Demand Side Response Services may, where required by Contracting Authorities require the purchase and installation of Goods including new equipment, optimisation of existing equipment and provision of related services which will enable the Contracting Authority to participate in Demand Side Response schemes and in doing so reduce the consumption of their electricity supply from the Grid.
The scope includes provision for the Potential Provider to offer its own or third party financing options on request by the Contracting Authorities, to support delivery of the Demand Side Response Services.
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority intends to put in place a single Lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Demand Side Response (DSR) Services. The Framework Agreement will be available to all UK Central Government Departments, their Agencies and Arm's length Bodies, Wider Public Sector organisations and all other Contracting Authorities to access this Demand Side Response Framework Agreement.

Eligibility requirements: Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the Directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender (‘ITT’). This procurement will be managed electronically via the Authority's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, please go online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The Authority will process the email and then enable the Potential Provider to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to the e-Sourcing Suite email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Support Desk email: eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk A full copy of the ITT documentation for this Procurement will be available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge via Crown Commercial Service website from the date of this publication of the contract notice: http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/procurement-pipeline Responses must be published by the date in IV.3.4) The service arises from a Contract/Framework and will involve the Potential Provider holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE. It is a condition of this contract that this material must be protected. Baseline protection controls are defined in ISO27001:2013 and further defined by the Security Policy Framework https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-security. Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with the Invitation to Tender (‘ITT’). The Authority may take into account any of the following information: (a) a copy of your audited accounts for the most recent two (2) years; (b) a statement of the turnover, profit and loss account/income statement, balance sheet/statement of financial position and statement of cash flow for the most recent year of trading; (c) a statement of your cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position; and/or an alternative means of demonstrating financial status. As stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, implementing the Directive, on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender (‘ITT’). The Authority may take into account the following information: (a) Two (2) suitable contract examples, from the public or private sector, where similar requirements to those sought under this Procurement have been performed. Contracts should have been performed during the past three (3) years. Customer contacts must be warned they may be contacted by Crown Commercial Service, to verify the accuracy of the information provided at any time; (b) A list of the principal deliveries or main services provided over the past three (3) years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved; (c) A description of the technical facilities and measures used by the Potential Provider for ensuring quality and data security; (d) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the Potential Provider intends possibly to Sub Contract. Cyber Essentials is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. There are two (2) levels of certification: Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus. To participate in this Procurement, Potential Providers must be able to demonstrate that they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials for services under and in connection with this Procurement. Potential Providers may be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement but shall not enter into any Call Off Contract with Contracting Authorities until they are able to demonstrate to the Authority that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials for services under and in connection with this Procurement. Potential Providers should note that, in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the Authority intends to publish the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and the text of any Framework Agreement awarded, subject to possible redaction's at the discretion of the Authority. The terms of the proposed Framework Agreement will also permit public sector Contracting Authorities, awarding a contract under this Framework Agreement, to publish the text of that contract, subject to possible redaction's at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities. Further information on transparency can be found at: ttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance.
Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with the Invitation to Tender (‘ITT’). The Authority may take into account any of the following information: (a) a copy of your audited accounts for the most recent two (2) years; (b) a statement of the turnover, profit and loss account/income statement, balance sheet/statement of financial position and statement of cash flow for the most recent year of trading; (c) a statement of your cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position; and/or an alternative means of demonstrating financial status. As stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with the Invitation to Tender (‘ITT’). The Authority may take into account any of the following information: (a) a copy of your audited accounts for the most recent two (2) years; (b) a statement of the turnover, profit and loss account/income statement, balance sheet/statement of financial position and statement of cash flow for the most recent year of trading; (c) a statement of your cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position; and/or an alternative means of demonstrating financial status.
As stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, implementing the Directive, on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender (‘ITT’). The Authority may take into account the following information: (a) Two (2) suitable contract examples, from the public or private sector, where similar requirements to those sought under this Procurement have been performed. Contracts should have been performed during the past three (3) years. Customer contacts must be warned they may be contacted by Crown Commercial Service, to verify the accuracy of the information provided at any time; (b) A list of the principal deliveries or main services provided over the past three (3) years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved; (c) A description of the technical facilities and measures used by the Potential Provider for ensuring quality and data security; (d) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the Potential Provider intends possibly to Sub Contract. Cyber Essentials is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. There are two (2) levels of certification: Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus. To participate in this Procurement, Potential Providers must be able to demonstrate that they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials for services under and in connection with this Procurement. Potential Providers may be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement but shall not enter into any Call Off Contract with Contracting Authorities until they are able to demonstrate to the Authority that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials for services under and in connection with this Procurement. Potential Providers should note that, in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the Authority intends to publish the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and the text of any Framework Agreement awarded, subject to possible redaction's at the discretion of the Authority. The terms of the proposed Framework Agreement will also permit public sector Contracting Authorities, awarding a contract under this Framework Agreement, to publish the text of that contract, subject to possible redaction's at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities. Further information on transparency can be found at: ttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance.