UK SBS CR18069 - Rapid Evidence Assessment of Local Energy projects

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 13 / 06 / 2018 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement Much of the investment required to meet the UK's carbon budgets and clean growth ambition in the Industrial Strategy and Clean Growth Strategy will be delivered locally. It will involve new technologies and business models, and increasingly rely on flexibility and integration across power, heat and transport infrastructure and services to create whole place distributed energy solutions. The Local Energy Team (LET) within BEIS is keen to identify and analyse examples of integrated local energy activity i.e. investment in and delivery of whole place solutions that integrate multiple mechanisms into a smart system such as demand side response, energy efficiency and renewable energy generation, energy storage (batteries) and local energy markets (energy trading). When deployed together within a local area, these create a dynamic local energy system, freeing up grid capacity, saving carbon, reducing energy bills, and creating significant wider - often unrelated - growth outcomes vital to national economic prosperity including productivity and inclusive growth. This research will gather and synthesise evidence on benefits, outcomes (including interim outcomes) and impacts achieved by a range of integrated local energy programmes including public funded schemes and public / private partnerships. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ / RFP document. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; 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 Bidder; • the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.