Pipeline Framework: Consultancy Services for the Maintenance of Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs), Including the Provision of a New Sea, to Support Offshore Energy Licensing/Leasing Rounds

A pipeline has been launched for Consultancy Services for the Maintenance of Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs), Including the Provision of a New Sea, to Support Offshore Energy Licensing/Leasing Rounds.The contract start Date is 1 April 2023. Approach to market date is 31 October 2022.BEIS is responsible for administering relevant environmental legislation including, implementation of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 ‘the SEA Regulations’ (or its future equivalent) to undertake an SEA (or its future equivalent) to inform its decision on government plans and programmes covering offshore oil and gas, offshore gas and carbon dioxide storage, offshore renewables and hydrogen. This means that SEAs need to be carried out and maintained as necessary prior to licensing / leasing rounds in which offshore areas on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) are offered.?Habitat Regulations Assessments will additionally be required, if any applications relating to a specific licensing round could potentially significantly affect the integrity of any national site network.BEIS requires a service provider to project manage the overall SEA programme on behalf of BEIS, which will include maintenance of SEAs, preparation and completion of a new SEA, Habitat Regulations Assessments and maintaining SEA programme of research.Below are indicative timescales relating to this potential competition:-Competition Period – TBC 2022Evaluation – TBC 2022Indicative Award – TBC 2022Standstill Period – TBC 2022Final Award – TBC 2022Mobilisation – TBC 2022Contract Commencement – April 2023In order to assist with obtaining a clear understanding of the market, BEIS would like to ask prospective suppliers to complete a questionnaire, accessed via .Please ensure all completed questionnaires are completed and returned, via the Jaggaer Procurement Portal, by 12:00 30th September 2022.Please complete questionnaire within Jaggaer procurement portal on the link: To register an account please visit .This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, AB1 Building Wing C, Aberdeen AB10 1BJ. Email: waseem.rana@beis.gov.uk (Waseem Rana)