Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender description

BEIS requires a contractor to undertake an evaluation of the Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) scheme that started on 1.4.2013 to understand the impact and value for money of the current scheme and to provide wider learning for any future scheme and policies. In scoping this evaluation, BEIS envisage a range of specific activities. These activities include: — Theoretical framework development, — Micro-Econometric analysis, — Macro-Economic analysis, — Quantitative data collection and analysis, — Qualitative data collection and analysis, — Additional CCA scheme data analysis, — Literature review of comparative international schemes. See further description below for this opportiunity. Further to the earlier description, the evaluation of Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) scheme that started on 1 April 2013 aims to assess: a) the extent to which the scheme has achieved its objectives (i.e. incentivising energy efficiency whilst maintaining competitiveness) and how these have been achieved; b) the extent to which this has delivered value for money; c) the evidence on the effectiveness of CCAs and similar schemes to be used to develop future policy. For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the ITT.