Contract

HEETSA Framework Planning and Discovery

  • Scottish Government

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-068122

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0563fc

Published 24 October 2025, 11:28am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Government

5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw

Glasgow

G2 8LU

Email

ross.cameron@gov.scot

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.scotland.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

HEETSA Framework Planning and Discovery

Reference number

Case 792634

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Heat and Energy Efficiency Technical Suitability Assessment Framework Planning & Discovery Services.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £345,655

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
  • 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
  • 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of this Discovery project is to set out in clear terms the resource requirement and market impact for a HEETSA. This will allow Scottish Ministers to consider a full deployment of HEETSA into the Scottish retrofit assessment landscape.

The scope of Discovery will consider:

- the overall concept of HEETSA and how it relates to the EPC and other parts of the heat and energy efficiency retrofit assessment landscape;

-current assessment methodologies that could be used to underpin HEETSA and how potential gaps in the market could be filled;

-the skills, qualifications, and accreditation processes that would be needed to ensure that assessors were able to offer detailed advice to building owners on technical suitability of heat and energy efficiency retrofit measures;

-the way in which HEETSA can be standardised into a common certification / reporting format;

-detailed costed options for the delivery of the above.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 70

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-042086


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

792634

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 October 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

AECOM Ltd

Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street

London

E1 8FA

Telephone

+44 000000000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £345,655

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 12 %


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:813887)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court

27 Chambers St

Edinburgh

EH1 1LB

Country

United Kingdom