Construction Industry Training Board: Retrofit Research

UK-Peterborough: Research services.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Construction Industry Training Board
       Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Peterborough, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7900227048, Email: veronique.durand@citb.co.uk
       Contact: Veronique Durand
       Main Address: www.citb.co.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.citb.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Other type:: ALB

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Education


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Retrofit Research.
      Reference number: 869498601
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      73110000 - Research services.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: CITB are looking to Direct Award research to: - Assess current retrofit skills landscape. - Estimate the future market demand for retrofit. - Identify long term retrofit skills solutions.
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 150,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not provided

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    CITB are looking to Direct Award research to: - Assess current retrofit skills landscape. - Estimate the future market demand for retrofit. - Identify long term retrofit skills solutions.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:    No       
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:    No

   II.2.14) Additional information:
    Not provided    
      
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No    
   
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
         
IV.2)Administrative Information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided    Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: Not Provided

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 13/06/2024.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Nottingham Consultants Ltd, 02359225
       50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 150,000         
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: Yes          
         Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties
         Value excluding VAT: Not provided          
         Currency: Not provided          
         Proportion: 15.0 %          
         Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted:
          Dr Marina Topouzi (University of Oxford) will bring specialist knowledge of innovative courses into the research



Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=906444959
GO-20241129-PRO-28713581 TKR-20241129-PRO-28713580   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Construction Industry Training Board
       Bircham Newton, King's Lynn, PE31 6RH, United Kingdom
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
         Not Provided .

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 29/11/2024


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   CITB are intending to Direct Award a research project for retrofit for 12 months to Nottingham Consultants Limited who have specific expertise and IP in retrofit research having established a new Centre for Sustainable Construction & Retrofit. The centre has been set up to enable the transition to net zero within the built environment sector with established expertise, stakeholder networks and existing research to support this project. In addition, Dr Marina Topouzi (University of Oxford) by way of a subcontractor, will participate in the research project and brings with her specialist expertise and IP having been a member of the technical committee that oversaw the development of the PAS 2030/2035/2038 standards that underpin much of the innovative training in this domain. This combined approach will provide CITB with the best possible research on which to base CITBs Repair, Maintenance and Improvement (RMI) Sector Skills Plan funding.