Published date: 1 June 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£99,630
Procurement reference
TRN 2126/11/2019
Published date
1 June 2020
Closing date
31 January 2020
Contract start date
18 March 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2021
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Department is looking to commission a detailed modelling study to help answer the question of what is the cost optimal combination of energy efficiency measures and low carbon electric heating technologies to decarbonise the energy used for heating in homes in England and Wales.
To help answer this question the Department would like to develop a suite of dynamic building models representing the vast majority of different dwelling types in England and Wales. We would expect these models to be able to model complex building physics and in particular, the thermal interaction between the fabric and ventilation of the building and the heating system installed through an annual cycle.
These models would then be used to answer a series of research questions associated with the overarching question of determining the cost optimal combination of measures to decarbonise homes with electric heating technologies. These questions will include understanding the flexibility potential that the building as a system can provide to the electricity network.
The outputs from this analysis will then be simplified and incorporated into more simplified building stock models used by the Department (the National Household Model (NHM)), to scale up the findings from the dynamic models to the entire housing stock.
Outputs from the study will be disseminated to BEIS and other relevant stakeholders and the models developed will be handed over to the BEIS Central Modelling Team. A Call off Contract will then come into effect following the end of the core contract, providing technical modelling support to the Department on an ad hoc basis. For example, this could be technical support to change variables in the models or adding additional technology modules.
Award information
Awarded date
21 February 2020
Contract start date
18 March 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2021
Total value of contract
£99,630
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Cambridge Architectural Research (CAR)
Address
Cambridge Architectural Research (CAR)
23-25 Gwydir St.
CAMBRIDGE
CB1 2LGReference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
England
Telephone
02072150823
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