Planning

Heat Network Efficiency Scheme Main - MARKET ENGAGEMENT

  • Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-012039

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0335a4

Published 9 May 2022, 4:19pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H0ET

Contact

Andy Duckworth

Email

andrew.duckworth@beis.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Heat Network Efficiency Scheme Main - MARKET ENGAGEMENT

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66122000 - Corporate finance and venture capital services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) intends to procure a grant administrator / delivery partner for a financial support scheme, known as the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme Main (HNES Main).

The HNES Main is a capital and revenue grant project supporting existing/operational communal and district heating networks.

It will deploy capital grants (installation of measures to improve efficiency and address sub-optimal outcomes) and revenue grants (successful applicants procuring third party support to identify causes of sub-optimal performance and recommend costed improvement options). 

The scope of the delivery partner would will be expected to include:

Technical Assessment of Heat Network Projects applying for HNES Main Funding

Application administration

Leading on business development activities, application assessment and administration, and a technical, legal, and engineering assessment of applications requiring heat network sector knowledge.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09323000 - District heating

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) intends to procure a grant administrator / delivery partner for a financial support scheme, known as the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme Main (HNES Main).

The HNES Main is a capital and revenue grant project supporting existing/operational communal and district heating networks.

It will deploy capital grants (installation of measures to improve efficiency and address sub-optimal outcomes) and revenue grants (successful applicants procuring third party support to identify causes of sub-optimal performance and recommend costed improvement options). 

Please see details below on a supplier engagement session -

Overview of the scheme

Discussion on types of skills and expertise we are seeking for this requirement

Potential suppliers to ask questions.

two.2.14) Additional information

Supplier Engagement Event - 23rd May 2022

When: 10:00am - 11:00am

Where: Virtually - MS Teams - Joining instructions will be emailed to all suppliers who register their interest

Register by email to: andrew.duckworth@beis.gov.uk by 4pm on Thursday 19th March 2021

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

31 July 2022


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes