TRN 1047/07/2015 - Consumer Energy Delivery Partner for the Big Energy Saving Week Campaign

Following a commitment at the PM led Consumer Energy Summit , DECC has worked with leading third sector and consumer organisations to deliver an annual energy cost saving awareness raising campaign, Big Energy Saving Week (BESW). The fourth and most recent campaign was DECC funded in October 2014. The Week provides help and advice ahead of winter at face to face events organised by the Citizens Advice Network.

DECC are funding a further BESW campaign which is due to be launched on Monday 26th October 2015. DECC are seeking a consumer energy delivery partner to work alongside both DECC and Citizens Advice to provide a complementary media and promotional campaign to support and publicise key messages to help vulnerable consumers reduce their energy costs and prepare for winter, and promote the face to face advice sessions being run by Citizens Advice throughout the week.

This campaign will also need to complement and integrate with any wider Departmental consumer facing campaigns this autumn.

Description

The proposal should set out how the successful organisation can meet the key requirements for a campaign delivery partner that can demonstrate consumer and media trust in it and its messages, its expertise in consumer energy issues and how it can use these assets to run an impactful consumer energy partnership campaign, able to reach vulnerable consumers at scale.

With a fixed campaign date (w/c 26th October) the proposal should also set out how you will utilise your existing links and expertise to deliver on time.

Note: there may be a requirement to deliver additional work to maintain consumer awareness of the key messages in support of DECC campaigns throughout the winter.

Additional information: Each attachment must be no larger than 5MB in size. The attachments will be the ITT (including the specification) DECC T&Cs and any other documents you wish to be uploaded.

Links can be added to provide useful links to documents or websites.

How to Apply

If you wish to take part in this procurement please see the attached Tender documents attached to this Notice and post your completed Proposal as stipulated to Dave Newton, in the “Who to Contact” section.

Any late submissions will not be considered. DECC reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award a contract. DECC will not be held liable for recovery of costs from unsuccessful bids if a contract is not awarded. All costs will be borne by the bidding organisations. If a contract is created it will be upon DECC Standard Terms and Conditions, which are available on Contracts Finder with this notice. Completed tender submission must be returned by post to DECC, address given at the top of this advertisement, by 5pm Friday 24th July 2015. We require 2 hard copies (one of which must be signed). Electronic versions of your bids are to be sent AFTER the deadline to Dave Newton (dave.newton@decc.gsi.gov.uk). Interviews, if deemed necessary, will be held on Tuesday 28th July. If successful and upon contract signature, the supplier is expected to attend a kick-off meeting taking place the week commencing 10th August. Project completion is required by end of December 2015.