Smart Energy Code Administrator and Secretariat Services.
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Department of Energy and Climate Change
3 Whitehall Place
For the attention of: Alan Over
SW1A 2AW London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3000685081
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: https://www.gov.uk/decc
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Smart DCC Limited
Level 7, 52 Grosvenor Gardens
SW1W 0AU London
UNITED KINGDOM
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Smart Energy Code Administrator and Secretariat Services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Service category No 27: Other services
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Administrative services for business operations. Legal services. Miscellaneous business-related services. Administrative services for business operations. Legal services. Miscellaneous business-related services. Document and configuration control, stakeholder management, mediation & negotiation, performance monitoring and reporting and secretarial & administrative services.
The purpose of this procurement was to secure Code Administrator and Secretariat services to support the SEC Panel in overseeing the Smart Energy Code. The Smart Energy Code Administrator and Secretariat (SECAS) will advise the SEC Panel about matters relating to the discharge of its functions and responsibilities in accordance with the Code as well as providing Parties with information relating to implementation of the Code.
The Code Administration service encompasses support in relation to the conduct of the SEC Panel's governance procedures and expert procedural advice encompassing (without limitation) any or all of the following:
- Configuration control of the Code and supporting documentation
- Modification of the SEC at the request of Parties, government or Ofgem
- Accession of Parties to the SEC
- The provision of advice and support to prospective SEC Parties
- Suspension, expulsion and withdrawal procedures for Parties
- Dispute resolution between Parties
- Entry of service users to the DCC
- Reporting.
The Secretariat service encompasses support to the conduct of SEC Panel meetings relating to the administration of the Code including (without limitation) any or all of the following:
- Acting as clerk to the SEC Panel
- Scheduling SEC Panel meetings and sub-committee, working group and other meetings
- Arranging meeting facilities
- Recording Panel decisions
- Administering the election of Panel members.
The purpose of this procurement was to secure Code Administrator and Secretariat services to support the SEC Panel in overseeing the Smart Energy Code. The Smart Energy Code Administrator and Secretariat (SECAS) will advise the SEC Panel about matters relating to the discharge of its functions and responsibilities in accordance with the Code as well as providing Parties with information relating to implementation of the Code.
The Code Administration service encompasses support in relation to the conduct of the SEC Panel's governance procedures and expert procedural advice encompassing (without limitation) any or all of the following:
- Configuration control of the Code and supporting documentation
- Modification of the SEC at the request of Parties, government or Ofgem
- Accession of Parties to the SEC
- The provision of advice and support to prospective SEC Parties
- Suspension, expulsion and withdrawal procedures for Parties
- Dispute resolution between Parties
- Entry of service users to the DCC
- Reporting.
The Secretariat service encompasses support to the conduct of SEC Panel meetings relating to the administration of the Code including (without limitation) any or all of the following:
- Acting as clerk to the SEC Panel
- Scheduling SEC Panel meetings and sub-committee, working group and other meetings
- Arranging meeting facilities
- Recording Panel decisions
- Administering the election of Panel members.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
75112000, 79100000, 79990000
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Commercial - 40%. Weighting 40
2. Service - 60%. Weighting 60
1. Commercial - 40%. Weighting 40
2. Service - 60%. Weighting 60
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
TRN 563/01/2013
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1V.1)Date of contract award decision:
23.9.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 2
Number of offers received by electronic means: 2
Number of offers received by electronic means: 2
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Gemserv Limited,
10 Fenchurch Street
EC3M 3BE London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 2070901000
Internet address: http://www.gemserv.com/
Fax: +44 2070901001
V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 10 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Value: 10 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
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GO Reference: GO-2014120-PRO-5401933VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
20.1.2014