MSDC Net Zero Emissions Progress Monitoring and Action Plan Prioritisation and Monitoring

Mid Sussex District Council (the Council) invites tenders for the provision of a) an emissions progress monitoring report to update progress against the initial emissions baseline of 2019/20; b) further development of our net zero action plan and development of a pathway analysis and c) a dashboard as set out in these documents.

The Commencement Date for the delivery of the services is scheduled to be on 20th March 2024 at 00:00 hours. The Contract will be awarded for a period of one year until 20th March 2025, with an option to extend for a further 6 month period subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Council. Please be advised it is anticipated the 6 month extension would be utilised for time purposes only, not for additional work being required.

The Council is procuring this contract following the Open Procedure under the Council's Procurement Code. The Council will be awarding one Contract for the provision of all services detailed in the Specification.

The Council is seeking to contract with an organisation that will manage the Services to the highest levels of satisfaction, professional standards and cost effectiveness. The Contractor will need to demonstrate their expertise in developing Net Zero programmes and Carbon Emissions monitoring.

This Information for Bidders document contains the information and instructions that Bidders need to ensure that a compliant and completed tender is submitted. Please read the Information for Bidders document carefully as failure to comply with any instructions may result in the rejection or disqualification of your tender from this tender process.

Additional information: The Council`s full requirements and details of how to tender for this opportunity are available by clicking the Express Interest button. The deadline for tender submission is (time) on (day & date) 2021

How to obtain the Tender Documents Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current. The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs, namely 'Tender', 'ITT - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'.

Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details'. Continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents. Please download all the documents and read very carefully.

Opting In and Opting Out Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response.

The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision.

You can choose to 'Opt In' at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to 'Opt Out'.

Further Guidance In addition, guidance on how to participate in a tender, download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge) can be found on the In-tend site under the 'Help' or 'Information for Suppliers' buttons.

Receiving Notification Emails To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tendorganiser.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No