Published date: 8 March 2017

Last edited date: 8 March 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

TRN1282/02/2017

Published date

8 March 2017

Closing date

17 March 2017

Contract start date

10 April 2017

Contract end date

28 July 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Notice summary:

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) wishes to commission a project to advance our understanding of the potential role of hybrid heat pump (HHP) systems (as defined below) in long-term heat decarbonisation.

Heat refers to any energy that is used, or might be used, for the purposes of heating or cooling in buildings, including cooking, providing hot water and in industrial processes. The Climate Change Act places a statutory obligation on the UK Government to make an 80% reduction in 1990 greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Achieving nearly zero carbon heating continues to be identified by government analysis as an important feature of any lowest cost pathway to 2050. Heat currently accounts for ~48% of UK energy consumption and approximately one third of our greenhouse gas emissions.

On the 14th December 2016, Baroness Neville Rolfe gave a speech at the Policy Exchange's Heat Summit on heat decarbonisation. For more information see Baroness Neville Rolfe's keynote speech from the Policy Exchange event "The Heat Summit: How Can We Decarbonise Heating?"


Description: Hybrid Heat Pumps project is looking to provide insight and new evidence on the extent to which Hybrid Heat Pumps could play a key role in long-term decarbonisation of heat.

The objectives of the project are:

• To understand the current in-situ performance of hybrid heat pumps;
• To develop robust assumptions of performance and cost (capital and running) changes to 2050 in light of various scales of deployment and product innovation;
• To assess potential for innovation to drive changes to hybrid heat pump technology through to 2050 and make HHPs an increasingly attractive consumer proposition (in particular when compared to standard electric heat pumps).

For the purposes of this study, hybrid technologies are defined as systems combining an electric driven air or ground source heat pump with a gas boiler (including dedicated controls). Specific appliances under review should include split and integrated packaged systems as well as add-on solutions.

The precise research questions that we are looking for the contractor to address are included in the ITT document attached.

The contractors will be invited to propose a methodology which would best meet the overall aim and objectives above for approval by BEIS.

The work is expected to include, but may not be limited to, the following methods:

• Collation, analysis and comparison of relevant product and performance data;
• Literature and previous studies review;
• Industry consultation/expert interviews and opinion (expected to include product designers, manufacturers, installers, technical experts, trade bodies, researchers and academia);
• Analysis, synthesis and modelling;
• Documentation.

More information

Attachments

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How to Apply
If you wish to take part in this procurement please see the attached Tender documents attached to this Notice and send your completed Proposal to Joanna Ciesielska at address stipulated in the "Who to Contact" section.
Any late submissions will not be considered. BEIS reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award a contract. BEIS will not be held liable for recovery of costs from unsuccessful bids if a contract is not awarded. All costs will be borne by the bidding organisations. If a contract is created it will be upon BEIS Standard Terms and Conditions, which are available on Contracts Finder with this notice. Completed tender submission must be returned by post to BEIS, address given at the top of this advertisement, by 15:00hrs on 17 March 2017. We require two hard copies (one of which must be signed). Electronic versions of your bids are to be sent to Joanna Ciesielska at Joanna.Ciesielska@beis.gov.uk AFTER the deadline and by 17:00hrs, they do not replace the hard copy deadline. Bid clarification, if necessary, will take place between 27 and 30 March 2017. If successful and upon contract signature, the supplier is expected to attend a kick-off meeting taking place in week commencing 10 April 2017. Project completion is required by 28 July 2017.

About the buyer

Contact name

Joanna Ciesielska

Address

Level 6, Abbey 2/Victoria 1
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
England

Telephone

0300 068 5437

Email

Joanna.Ciesielska@beis.gov.uk