Scope
Reference
PA0001-3
Description
This is a preliminary market engagement notice issued by Suffolk County Council (SCC) on behalf of local authority members of the Suffolk Climate Change Partnership (SCCP). SCC is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a formal tender process for Warm Homes Suffolk Retrofit Framework.
Suffolk County Council (SCC) seeks to establish the Warm Homes Suffolk Retrofit Framework aimed at delivering high-quality energy efficiency retrofitting and renewable energy solutions for domestic and commercial premises across Suffolk.
The framework will be designed to support various schemes including, but not exclusive to, the Warm Homes Local Grant scheme and its successors, and to provide a compliant route to market for local authority members of the Suffolk Climate Change Partnership (SCCP), social landlords, and private homeowners within the boundary of Suffolk to reduce energy consumption, improve housing quality, and achieve net-zero carbon objectives.
The initial proposal is that the framework is divided into eight lots
Lot 1. Wholehouse Retrofit
Lot 2. Energy Services
Lot 3. Insulation Measures
Lot 4. Domestic Solar PV and Battery Storage
Lot 5. Low Carbon Heating
Lot 6. Wet Central Heating
Lot 7. Other and Emerging Technologies
Lot 8. Renewable Energy Systems for Commercial and Educational Properties
The scope and lots of the framework may be subject to change following preliminary market engagement.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £15,000,000 excluding VAT
- £18,000,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2025 to 1 September 2029
- 4 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45315000 - Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 45320000 - Insulation work
- 45453000 - Overhaul and refurbishment work
Contract locations
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Engagement
Engagement deadline
18 April 2025
Engagement process description
SCC invites interested parties to attend a webinar to be held on:
03/04/2025 at 11:30 - 13:00.
The purpose of the event is to share SCC's current thinking with the Market and to elicit feedback from the Market regarding the current draft specification, the suggested scope of the Framework, the lotting structure, procurement approach to be adopted and any innovations in the Energy Retrofit space. SCC will issue a suite of questions to attendees to capture market insights into any market forces, the markets capability, capacity and appetite and to gather market intelligence regarding the current approaches to working with key stakeholders to this and related energy initiatives.
The event follows an earlier informal Market Discovery event (soft market testing) which was held in November 2024 as a meet the buyer round table event. The key focus of this event was to discuss with the Market possible barriers to participation with a particular focus on understanding the key constraints and exploring Measures to address the current skills gap in the Energy Installation space.
Interested organisations can register for the event using the below URL:
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 May 2025
Contracting authority
Suffolk County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVH-1657-HHMV
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
United Kingdom
Contact name: Geeta Gaundar
Email: Geeta.Gaundar@suffolk.gov.uk
Region: UKH14 - Suffolk
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government