Published date: 19 November 2019
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Contract summary
Industry
Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 09000000
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£60,000 to £80,000
Procurement reference
N/A
Published date
19 November 2019
Approach to market date
16 December 2019
Contract start date
3 February 2020
Contract end date
20 April 2020
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 Invitation to Quote (ITQ) will be published in due course.
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS Research Market Place DPS framework.
The purpose of this work is to help Government understand the ability of the heat networks supply chain to keep pace with anticipated growth in future demand.
The project will analyse required skills in the heat networks sector, assess current and future skills gaps and needs due to the low carbon transition to 2050 and market growth being driven by existing low carbon heating subsidy programmes.
The project will review learnings from other sectors, consider qualification standards and will set out the practical steps needed to develop both capability and capacity in the heat networks supply chain. The project will consider synergies with related industries and the possibility to build on the UK's current expertise in the transition away from fossil fuel heating to improve the supply chain's ability to drive a self-sustaining market.
The outcome of this project is expected to provide a first comprehensive understanding of the skills needs and shortages across the heat networks supply chain, inconsistency of training quality and implications for the sustainability and growth of businesses and the sector as a whole.
How to apply:
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria which will be set out in the upcoming ITQ document for the mini competition later this year.
In order to receive the invitation to quote for this project and because it can take up to 15 working days to register on the "Research Marketplace", we encourage suppliers to be registered in advance to the competition being published. We encourage registering by 12th December 2019 and set the relevant filters (see below) in order to be in the competition pool. We encourage suppliers review their filters by Thursday, 12th December 2019.
To register on the "Research Marketplace":
On the Cabinet Office's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Market Place's website, refer to "access as a supplier" here: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research.
On the "sign in page", select "register for an account" and select "supplier" as organisation type here: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/login?qlid=@08=ZVZGRVRnPT0=NjJNT.
Follow the registration step and review the relevant filter settings (see below).
Setting the relevant filters for this procurement:
There are a range of subject area, research methods, and research outputs filters relevant to this procurement. A supplier will not be sent an invitation if they do not have experience in these and selected the following filters:
Analysis:
Qualitative
Quantitative
Rapid evidence assessment
Reporting outputs:
In-depth bespoke reporting and analysis presentations
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2019/2020 | £60,000 |
| 2020/2021 | £20,000 |
Additional text
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Any questions received in response to this notice will not be answered directly but published alongside the invitation to quote notice. Questions should be sent to heatnetworks@beis.gov.uk by 1st December 2019 and clearly reference "Heat Networks Skills Review".
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