Award

Conducting tests for HEM:FHS Model development

  • Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-013695

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-065486

Published 16 February 2026, 9:33am



Scope

Reference

prj_6501

Description

To validate the performance of the home energy model future homes standard wrapper (HEM:FHS); by comparing the model predictions against actual results from tests run in controlled standardised conditions.

The requirement is for 6 separate tests, to cover a variety of key scenarios, featuring two weather conditions, two heating patterns, and two setups of heating (underfloor or radiators). 

The results from the experiments will need to be supplied in a report containing the raw data from each of the six experiments to enable further analysis by the HEM quality assurance contractors and DESNZ HEM analyst team.


Contract 1. Validation of HEM:FHS Model Development

Supplier

Contract value

  • £101,970 excluding VAT
  • £122,364 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

13 February 2026

Earliest date the contract will be signed

26 February 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 27 February 2026 to 31 March 2026
  • Possible extension to 30 June 2026
  • 4 months, 2 days

Description of possible extension:

Time only to enable validation and testing requirement to be completed if required

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 98113000 - Services furnished by specialist organisations

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

The University of Salford

Joule House

Manchester

M5 4WT

United Kingdom

Region: UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Validation of HEM:FHS Model Development


Contracting authority

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDHQ-2163-WYMH

55 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2HP

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government