The Greater London Authority (GLA) has awarded a four-year single-supplier Framework Agreement for the delivery of Zero Carbon Accelerator services to Mott MacDonald Limited, the Service Provider.
The Framework Agreement period is four (4) years from 11th June 2024 to 10th June 2028.
The awarded Service Provider's bidding model was as a single supplier with fourteen (14) specialist sub-contractors. Out of fourteen sub-contracts a total of eight (8) classify themselves as SMEs which will help the delivery of wider social value benefits whilst meeting the GLA's aim to ensure a proportion of contracts value will go to SMEs.
This four-year single-supplier Framework Agreement was set up to accelerate London's decarbonisation activities. This new support service, currently with the working title of 'Zero Carbon Accelerator (ZCA)', will be central to the GLA's aim to collaborate with organisations to help them achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
Please note that the information under II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) and V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) should be interpreted as follows:
"Lowest offer: £0.01": This is a standard/nominal nil value Framework Agreement which doesn't guarantee any volume of services or any value.
"Highest offer: £150,000,000 taken into consideration": This means that the estimated maximum cumulative value of all Call Off Contracts awarded under this Framework Agreement may increase up to a maximum of £150,000,000 through direct awards by the GLA and all other Framework Users/User Bodies.
Whilst Framework Agreements do not guarantee any volume of services or any value, following the award of this Framework Agreement, the GLA has also awarded an initial two-year Call-Off Contract. This is a time-based Call Off Contract with an estimated value of up to £9,000,000 over the two-year period.
The Framework Agreement will provide high standard technical low carbon consultancy services covering a range of disciplines, including: programme co-ordination; marketing / engagement approach; strategic net zero planners; delivery project management; general technical support; technical experts in a range of areas including solar, local energy planning, domestic and non-domestic property analysis, low carbon heating, and building systems; public procurement; training / skills development; financial (general, not advice); funding / grant applications; knowledge management methods; grant management.
This is a collaborative Framework Agreement open for the use of the Greater London Authority (GLA), ("the Contracting Authority"), the Greater London Authority Group and Transport for London Group and any of their functional bodies as well as other Authorities ("Framework Users"/"User Bodies") in the United Kingdom. The full list is provided under the Section VI. Complementary information VI.3) Additional information.