CS21134 BEIS Provision of Specialist Environmental and Decommissioning Services

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The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday 24th June 2021 at 14:00., DO NOT apply directly to the buyer., All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal., Brief Description of Requirement, Background:, The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for the Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) is part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and responsible for regulating environmental and decommissioning activity for offshore oil and gas operations and offshore carbon capture and storage activities on the UK Continental Shelf. , Further details can be found at, https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/offshore-petroleum-regulator-for-environment-and-decommissioning., This programme of expenditure supports OPRED's environmental and decommissioning regulatory responsibilities and includes managing the UK's offshore energy legacy safely, securely and cost effectively in a most environmentally beneficial context (oil & gas decommissioning)., Introduction:, OPRED requires the provision of specialised environmental and decommissioning services to support its regulatory functions relating to offshore oil and gas exploration, production and decommissioning activities, and offshore carbon capture and storage activities on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). , Summary of Requirements:, The key function will be to provide specialist environmental and decommissioning services / advice to OPRED so that it can effectively fulfil its regulatory remit of ensuring:, •Assessment of the environmental impact of offshore oil and gas development activities and offshore carbon capture and storage activities., •Optimum economic and environmental consideration of decommissioning proposals., All work will take form as standalone projects, outside of IR35 regulations. OPRED are looking to outsource this work via a contract with one supplier who may subcontract the requirements, operating on a call-off basis when a requirement arises. These resources must cover a broad range of environmental specialities, on an ad-hoc basis. For example, resources are required to cover functions such as providing expert engineering support during oil spills, quantification of decommissioning costs, provision of expert ornithological advice and undertaking appropriate assessments. , The programme aims to deliver:, •An improved understanding of the environmental impacts of offshore oil and gas activities, offshore carbon capture and storage activities and the mitigation measures to be adopted., •Dissemination of specialist knowledge and best practice in offshore oil and gas operations and offshore carbon capture and storage operations in the UKCS and other areas of activity., •Potential decommissioning cost reductions., Contract Period, Budget and Terms and Conditions, This contract is expected to start 1st August 2021 for a period of five (5) years until 31st March 2026., The estimated maximum value of this contract is expected to be £1,680,000 excluding VAT over a five-year period from 2021 to 2026. This is broken down as follows:, •FY 2021/22 £280,000, •FY 2022/23 £350,000, •FY 2023/24 £350,000, •FY 2024/25 £350,000, •FY 2025/26 £350,000, Outputs Required, OPRED from time to time would require specific studies to be carried out on issues that arise from its evaluation and assessment of regulatory submissions. Examples of such issues are, but not limited to:, Environmental:, •Environmental impact assessment of proposed offshore oil and gas and offshore carbon capture and storage projects;, •Assessment of oil pollution emergency plans;, •Appraisal of emissions and discharges from offshore oil and gas activities and offshore carbon capture and storage activities; and, •Ad hoc environmental work which may cover for example, the provision of expert advice on flora and fauna, independent advice on Environmental Statements and expert advice on environmental data resulting from sea-bed survey work., Decommissioning:, •Technical and environmental evaluation of decommissioning programmes and associated monitoring;, •Estimating decommissioning costs;, •Evaluating deconstruction procedures;, •Risk analysis of decommissioning options; and, •Comparison of alternative decommissioning options., Engineering:, •Provision of specialist advice on technical, environmental and decommissioning matters in relation to the following areas: , oOffshore oil and gas exploration;, oOffshore oil and gas drilling and well control;, oField development, including design concept and front-end engineering design;, oOffshore decommissioning activities; and, oOffshore carbon capture and storage activities. , •Provision of specialist engineering staff to support OPRED during emergency response situations, for example supporting OPRED / Secretary of States representative (SOSREP) as required for the duration of an incident, being located in the Operations Control Unit and / or the Operators' technical teams. This includes provision of specialist engineering support staff at short notice and out-with normal office hours. Call out arrangements must therefore be in place to mobilise the required specialist engineering support at relatively short notice and must include the following areas:, oWell operations;, oPlatform / production operations;, oPipelines & subsea infrastructure; and, oFloating Production Storage and Offload (FPSO) & Mobile Drilling Units (MODUs) / nautical engineering., •Provision of ad hoc technical training on specialised technical topics such as process engineering., Modelling:, •Undertaking modelling, using appropriate models to predict behaviour or environmental fate, for example:, ooil spill modelling;, oproduced water/chemical discharge modelling; , osound propagation modelling; and , oemissions to air dispersion modelling. , The Contractor will also be required to assist with non-field specific studies of a generic nature., The Cabinet Office Mid-Tier Contract Terms and Conditions shall be utilised, this is already widely published here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-mid-tier-contract-core-terms) as well as being contained within this tender pack., Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal. , This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the RFP document. , How to Apply, UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement. , To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and follow the instructions to register., If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and the follow the instructions to 'Log in' , Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: KSZ2DDX7DH