Planning

Heat Pump Ready Stream 3: Trial Support and Learning

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-026102

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02ed63

Published 19 October 2021, 12:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0ET

Contact

Nicola Lazenby

Email

heatinnovation@beis.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2072155000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.delta-esourcing.com

Buyer's 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 Pump Ready Stream 3: Trial Support and Learning

Reference number

TRN: 5421/10/2021

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72224000 - Project management consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

BEIS is seeking a provider to support its future Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Heat Pump Ready Programme with responsibilities including:

-Knowledge transfer and shared learning

-Identification of common work areas and facilitation of working groups

-Programme support & evaluation

-Development of standardised documentation

-Dissemination of programme outcomes

The Heat Pump Ready Programme, with total funding budget of up to £60m, will support projects which develop and trial the coordination of high density heat pump deployment (Stream 1; £30m budget) and projects which develop tools and technologies to overcome remaining barriers to heat pump deployment (Stream 2; £25m budget). The Stream 3 provider will support the Stream 1 trials and facilitate knowledge sharing within and outside the programme and for facilitating knowledge transfer with other NZIP projects and Ofgem Network Innovation Competition (NIC) and Strategic Innovation Fund projects, working with this area.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45315100 - Electrical engineering installation works
  • 71321200 - Heating-system design services
  • 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
  • 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
  • 85322000 - Community action programme
  • 42511110 - Heat pumps

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

1.Programme trial support/evaluation: Support Stream 1 providers to ensure trial projects are robust and produce fit-for-purpose data. This includes ensuring project teams develop robust approaches for costing their coordinated, high density heat pump deployment methodology and implement effective data sharing requirements. The supplier will review Stream 1 solutions for common trends/issues.

2.Knowledge transfer: Capture the lessons learnt, facilitate knowledge transfer, coordinate working groups and broker relationships between Stream 1 projects; and between Stream 1 projects and the solutions developed in Stream 2, across the NZIP portfolio and within Ofgem-funded (NIC or SIF) projects.

3.Dissemination: Develop the knowledge base from the Programme, identify dissemination opportunities and knowledge products for stakeholders across the heat pump landscape; develop/deliver a dissemination plan, tailored to different stakeholder groups.

two.2.14) Additional information

To register for the Supplier engagement event you must register up via Eventbrite (https://heatinnovation3.eventbrite.co.uk). The event will be virtual and links to join will be given via Eventbrite. Following the event, there will be limited opportunities for 1:1 sessions with the BEIS team, available on a first-come-first-served basis.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

9 December 2021


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


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To register for the Supplier engagement event you must register up via Eventbrite (https://heatinnovation3.eventbrite.co.uk). The event will be virtual and links to join will be given via Eventbrite. Following the event, there will be limited opportunities for 1:1 sessions with the BEIS team, available on a first-come-first-served basis.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Project-management-consultancy-services./69H2M53KGC

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/69H2M53KGC

GO Reference: GO-20211019-PRO-19098833