Published date: 21 November 2016

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Awarded contract (published 5 January 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial consultancy services - 66171000

  • Business analysis consultancy services - 72221000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£63,000 to £139,500

Procurement reference

Smart Energy Systems Funding Landscape

Published date

21 November 2016

Closing date

5 December 2016

Contract start date

9 December 2016

Contract end date

30 April 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Smart Energy Systems Funding Landscape
The energy landscape is a complex place, consisting of multiple sub-sectors and different parts of the energy system. The barriers to innovation in one area will be different to another, so any intervention to help innovators overcome these hurdles must be tailored to suit. To understand these variations, particularly for Smart Energy innovations, it is essential to first know the funding landscape and how public support to date has aided the innovation process. By seeing how both public and private funding has stimulated development in Smart Energy, we can efficiently deploy resources to focus on specific areas of the smart energy landscape, target the barriers to commercialization and implement appropriate solutions.
The Energy Systems Catapult is looking for potential consultant to deliver collation of information on available funding, co-ordinate the data and derive outcomes which could complete the knowledge gaps, enhance visibility and help develop further opportunities. However the funding information in the UK has now been simplified due to InnovateUK and Governments push, but there are still gaps and still there is no collaborative mechanism to capture, share and establish the knowledge. The smart energy funding landscape will enhance the awareness and knowledge of the stakeholders to take better decisions on investment and targeted interventions to remove barriers, which leads to commercialization.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jim Owen

Address

Cannon House
Birmingham
B4 6BS
England

Email

jim.owen@es.catapult.org.uk