# Energy Technical Specialist Advisor

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Business Energy and Industrial Strategy.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Business Energy and Industrial Strategy](/buyers/business-energy-and-industrial-strategy/contract-awards)
- Supplier: BVG Associates Ltd
- Award value: £20,000
- Tender value: £20,000
- Award date: 29 January 2019
- Published: 11 February 2019
- Contract start: 30 January 2019
- Contract end: 30 April 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6f844621-1df7-40d8-a42e-9432832b3327-269138
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f931dad2-40c9-426b-8aa9-5315e679248f

## Description

DemoWind and BESTF \(Bioenergy Sustaining the Future\) are EU ERA-NET co-funded programmes supporting the development of energy technologies that minimise the environmental impact of energy production and use\. The programmes consist of grant funded projects that have at least two partners from different member states\. Each collaborator is grant funded by their host country and approved projects qualify for an EU contribution of up to 33%, paid retrospectively\. In addition, the UK has administrative and co-ordinating responsibilities for the programmes, including reporting, the distribution of EU funds to project participants, and dissemination\. BEIS needs expert technical advice and detailed project management support to augment its in house capabilities so that it can effectively undertake these duties\. In May 2017, a Technical Advisor \(TA\) Services Contract \(with a value of £70k\) and with an end date of 31 March 2019, was put in place under the Energy Technical Specialist \(ETS\) Framework, Lot 2; Offshore wind and the marine environment\. A contract variation added another £28\.765\. The contract is with: " BVG Associates Ltd\. The current contract for technical support due to end on 31 March 2019, consistent with the then expected workload and completion date for these programmes\. Progress has been slower than expected due to staffing difficulties within BEIS which has delayed the start, and hence completion, of a number of projects\. This, together with a higher than previously expected workload to provide an adequate level of project oversight, requires the TA Services contract to be extended to 30 April 2019 with an increase in budget of £20,000 \(making the total contract value £118,765\) to cover the expected workload up to that date\. Additional information: This was an STA on the grounds Where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:- Supplier already contracted to BEIS\. Continuity of support services required while contractor rebids competitively using Heat Networks and Electricity Generation Assets Dynamic purchasing system\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f844621-1df7-40d8-a42e-9432832b3327-269138)