From	Clare Goodess	Date	Mon, 26 May 2008 11:44:19 +0100 (BST)
To	Phil Jones
CC	Darch, Geoff J, Phil Jones, Clare Goodess, Tim Osborn, Anthony Footitt, Suraje Dessai, Jim Hall, C G Kilsby, Mark New, ana.lopez@ouce.ox.ac.uk, Ed Gillespie, Arkell, Brian, McSweeney, Robert
Subject	Re: EA bid - final draft - for review by 8am Tues 27th
Hi Geoff Like Phil, I've just given this a quick read through and there are only a very few minor comments on the attached. My main concern is the cost - which I have to say is much higher than I was anticipating. But we are proposing a substantial amount of analysis and work.... Thanks for all your work on this and good luck getting it off tomorrow. Best wishes, Clare > > Geoff, > After a relatively quick read through of the meat of the > proposal, I'm sending it back with a few minor changes. > You've done a good job of getting a lot of information > across. I did spend a little more time on the CRU tasks, > and there is enough detail there for review purposes. > > ON costs do whatever you want to CRU costs to ensure > apparent consistency. I just hope this hasn't been pitched > too high - but if they want the job doing well, they should be > paying the right price. > > I can't think of any IPR aspects, in addition to that which Chris > has alluded to. Chris and I will likely need to be be careful as > to what is and what is not part of the UKCIP08 WG, but we > can address that later. At some stage - way after launch, it is > possible that the WG within UKCIP08 could be upgraded, a bit like > we upgrade software, but nowhwere near as frequently as Bill Gates > makes us do. > > Cheers > Phil > > >> Dear all, >> >> Please find the draft final bid and costs attached. We are working on a >> programme and a couple of summary tables. >> >> Method >> * Please read this through to check you are ok with what is being >> offered >> (we'll go through to improve style etc), particularly those tasks you >> are >> (co-)leading. >> >> Costs >> * Having initially put these in as desired, the project totalled >> >>£350k, >> so I have adjusted a few elements to get it to a perhaps more acceptable >> £330k. Please check this meets your needs while at the same time please >> ensure that we're not duplicating time effort on shared tasks. Note I >> have applied the 10% discount for those days beyond 10 days of an >> individual's time for Newcastle and Atkins in line with our cost models. >> * I have guessed at rates for Anthony and Claire Walsh. >> * Note that we may need to increase CRU and OUCE rates to improve >> consistency (whilst maintaining overall costs). >> >> Contract >> * The only prior right I have identified is the batch running model that >> Newcastle have developed. Is this one, and are there others? >> >> Any comments (succinct and specific please!) must be back to me by 8am >> on >> Tuesday morning in order to make the print run and delivery by noon. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Geoff >> >> Geoff Darch >> >> Senior Consultant >> Water and Environment >> ATKINS >> >> Broadoak, Southgate Park, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, >> PE2 6YS, UK >> Tel: +44 (0) 1733 366969 >> Fax: +44 (0) 1733 366999 >> Mobile: +44 (0) 7834 507590 >> E-mail: geoff.darch@atkinsglobal.com >> Web: www.atkinsglobal.com/climate_change >> >> >> >> <> <> >> >> >> This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright >> protected. If you are not the addressee, any dissemination of this >> communication is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise expressly agreed >> in >> writing, nothing stated in this communication shall be legally binding. >> >> The ultimate parent company of the Atkins Group is WS Atkins plc. >> Registered in England No. 1885586. Registered Office Woodcote Grove, >> Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey KT18 5BW. A list of wholly owned Atkins Group >> companies registered in the United Kingdom can be found at >> http://www.atkinsglobal.com/terms_and_conditions/index.aspx >> >> Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you >> really >> need to. >> > Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\EA Tender_FinalDraft2.doc"