INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF RESEARCH ON ABATEMENT IN AGRICULTURE

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1. The CCC project manager will be Indra Thillainathan, Senior Analyst. 2. Address: 7 Holbein Place, London, SW1W 8NR. Tel: 0207 591 6247. Email: indra.thillainathan@theccc.gsi.gov.uk. Indra Thillainathan should be contacted with any queries on the content of the project. Further information and clarification about the tendering process can be obtained from: Sean Taylor e-mail: sean.taylor@theccc.gsi.gov.uk Tel 020 7591 6093. 3. Bidders are required to submit four copies of their bid. Three should include the number of days allocated to each member of the team, but contain no pricing information. The fourth must be costed and identified as "PRICED". Quotations should be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked as follows: “INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF RESEARCH ON ABATEMENT IN AGRICULTURE’’ 4. Envelopes should bear no external indication of the sender's identity. All bids should be addressed to: Business Manager Committee on Climate Change 7 Holbein Place London SW1W 8NR Bids should be sent in time in time for receipt by 09:00 on Monday 30th March 2015. All bids should also be submitted by e-mail by this deadline to finance@theccc.gsi.gov.uk. 5. If required, interviews will take place in London on the 2nd or 8th April 2015. If you are invited for interview, you will be notified of the address and time in the letter of invitation, sent out by email. 6. In practice, we welcome suggestions from consultants around what is feasible within the available timescales (see section 6) and budget (around £35,000 - £50,000 excluding VAT). We emphasise that the project should draw on existing literature/data rather than primary research. We are looking for consultants’ expertise and experience to help us use and interpret this literature/data. 7. Please provide separate costing for tasks 1-5 as part of your bid.