Published date: 12 April 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 29 February 2024, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£80,275

Procurement reference

tender_411300/1342135

Published date

12 April 2024

Closing date

29 February 2024

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

25 March 2024

Contract end date

2 September 2024

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

**Please note this is an award notice, not a competition. This contract
has been awarded via the Crown Commercial Services - RM6126 - Research and Insights .**

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has a requirement to appoint a supplier to support the delivery of research on district heat networks.

The Heat and Buildings Strategy has set out a range of low-carbon heating technologies that could replace fossil fuels. Heat networks is one such technology which will play a key role, particularly in areas of high-density heat demand and where there are low carbon heat sources. The Net Zero Strategy set out the Government's expectation that around one fifth of heat demand in England and Wales could be met by heat networks in 2050.

The Government intends to publish a Heat Networks Strategy in 2024, where it will update its expectations for heat network deployment over time, particularly in response to heat network zoning - which recently received royal assent as part of the Energy Act.

Heat networks are systems in which heating, cooling or hot water is generated at a central source and supplied by the operator to multiple customers through a pipe network serving either multiple buildings (district networks or sometimes known as district heating) or multiple occupants in a single building (communal networks). Heat networks can accommodate large thermal energy storage (TES) that can be operated centrally. TES refers to the heating or cooling of a medium such as water, to store energy which can be later discharged as heat. The focus of this research will predominately be on district heat networks as they are most likely to experience the impact/benefit of TES storage at scale. However, should the study identify examples of TES usage in communal heat networks we are also keen for this evidence to be included the research.

Aims and Objectives
The research has two key objectives:
- Provide insight into the current and future role of TES in heat networks in the UK and how this differs to international comparators to understand industry TES usage, including perceived benefits and any barriers and enablers.
- Gather evidence on TES costs to inform future quantitative modelling work on TES within DESNZ, particularly its role in electricity system balancing.


Award information

Awarded date

21 March 2024

Contract start date

25 March 2024

Contract end date

2 September 2024

Total value of contract

£80,275

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Carbon Limiting Technologies Limited

Address

Orchard House, Crondall Road, Crookham Village, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 5SY

Reference

Companies House number: 05987014

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Buildings and Energy

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue, England
Swindon
SN2 1UH
England

Telephone

01793867005

Email

fmprocurement@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk