BEIS Heat Networks Investment Vehicle (BHIVE)

Tender description

The aim of the BHIVE DPS is to establish a competitively procured arrangement that will facilitate investment (equity and asset finance) into Heat Network projects and provide projects with access to an investor base with the experience, appetite and capabilities to deliver successful heat network projects. BEIS would expect the DPS to be utilised by potential providers (suppliers) to provide investment (equity and asset finance) and ancillary services to support the delivery of heat network projects. The BHIVE DPS will be open to all public sector in England and Wales only as listed below. Those listed and maintained by the Government on their website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations or any replacement or updated web-link — England and Wales only Those listed and maintained by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) at https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/economicstatisticsclassifications/introductiontoeconomicstatisticsclassifications or any replacement or updated web-link. England and Wales only Those bodies in England and Wales which are within the scope of the definition of ‘Contracting Authority’ in Regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and/or Schedule 1 PCR. The contracting authority has made amendments to the supplier questionnaire and Dynamic Purchasing System Agreement summarised below. 1) An additional question has been added to the supplier questionnaire under Lot 1 that reads per the below. In respect of Lot 1 only, please provide a short description of your proposed commercial structure, including: (a) whether you are bidding as a single entity, a lead entity with subcontractor(s) or a group of economic operators; (b) the proposed roles of each entity (e.g. lead entity, subcontractor(s), consortium member); (c) confirmation of which entity will sign the following documents: (i) the Dynamic Purchasing System Agreement and the Call-Off Contract (both must be signed by the entity providing the services); (ii) the Shareholders’ Agreement (must be signed by the entity providing the funding). 2) An additional section on GDPR has been added to the supplier questionnaire; 3) The Dynamic Purchasing System Agreement has been updated with GDPR provisions and a new schedule 12 on data protection. The Call-Off Agreement and Shareholders Agreement for Lot 1 have been cross-referenced accordingly. 4) The Dynamic Purchasing System Agreement has been updated to align with the supplier questionnaire regarding ISO27001 accreditation.