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ClosedStage · tender

DESNZ

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Business ServicesCPV 79212000
Value£5.0m
Deadline17 Feb 2025
Published21 Jan 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 21 Jan 2025ClosedCloses 17 Feb 2025
Who to contact
internationalclimateandenergy.procurement@energysecurity.gov.uk

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Contract value in context
£5.0mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£5.4m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Call off competition using CCS Framework RM6188: Audit & Assurance Services Framework.

The initial contract value is £2.5m for 2 years with option to extend by a further two years and a value of £2.5m.

The Department for Energy Security, and Net Zero (DESNZ) requires a Supplier to undertake the following on an ad hoc basis: Due Diligence Assessments (DDA), as explained in paragraph 3.1, of those organisations selected by Defra and FCDO to deliver new projects for DESNZ International Climate Finance (ICF), Defra ICF, FCDO ICF, and Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) programming.

Central Assurance Assessments (CAA), of those organisations selected by DESNZ, Defra and FCDO to deliver new projects for these organisations’ ICF and ODA programming.

Headquarter Assessments (HQA), of those organisations selected by DESNZ, Defra and FCDO to deliver new projects for these organisations’ ICF and ODA programming.

Adverse media and reputational risk assessment of those organisations or individuals selected by DESNZ, Defra or FCDO.

DESNZ has an existing contract with a supplier for delivery with a similar scope of works as this procurement, which will expire in January 2025.

The requirement procured through this competition is for the above services to be delivered over a new two-year period with two possible one-year extension at the same rates provided during Tendering.

DDAs help inform the decision on the suitability of an organisation as a partner to deliver programme or project objectives, and whether DESNZ, Defra, and FCDO's accounting officers are sufficiently protected in relation to the use of public funds.

DDAs inform the decisions on the appropriateness of the organisation, their expected effectiveness, their capacity and capability, the risk of failure to deliver, and if necessary, mitigating actions that can be taken.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Due Diligence Assessments (DDA), as explained in

Due Diligence Assessments (DDA), as explained in paragraph 3.1, of those organisations selected by Defra and FCDO to deliver new projects for DESNZ International Climate Finance (ICF), Defra ICF, FCDO ICF, and Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) programming.

02

Central Assurance Assessments (CAA), of those organisations

Central Assurance Assessments (CAA), of those organisations selected by DESNZ, Defra and FCDO to deliver new projects for these organisations’ ICF and ODA programming.

03

Headquarter Assessments (HQA), of those organisations selected

Headquarter Assessments (HQA), of those organisations selected by DESNZ, Defra and FCDO to deliver new projects for these organisations’ ICF and ODA programming.

04

DDAs help inform the decision on

DDAs help inform the decision on the suitability of an organisation as a partner to deliver programme or project objectives, and whether DESNZ, Defra, and FCDO's accounting officers are sufficiently protected in relation to the use of public funds.

05

DDAs inform the decisions on the appropriateness

DDAs inform the decisions on the appropriateness of the organisation, their expected effectiveness, their capacity and capability, the risk of failure to deliver, and if necessary, mitigating actions that can be taken.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
001997-2025
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