Published date: 22 February 2022
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy - 09300000
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31000000
Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 44000000
Construction work - 45000000
Repair and maintenance services of building installations - 50700000
Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment - 51100000
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
East of England
Value of contract
£40,000 to £50,000
Procurement reference
ENE - Housing Innovation Cluster consultant
Published date
22 February 2022
Closing date
14 March 2022
Closing time
4pm
Contract start date
21 March 2022
Contract end date
30 November 2022
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
SUMMARY
UK Community Works seeks proposals from consultants/external organisations to provide support for Eastern New Energy's Work Package (WP) 5: Low Carbon and Affordable Housing (New Build and Retrofit) Innovation Cluster.
Bidders should have expertise in Modern Methods of Construction, low carbon buildings, and experience of innovation in building products and technologies
Duration: Until end November 2022
Nature of Contract: Services, value not exceeding £50,000 inclusive of VAT
BACKGROUND
The Eastern New Energy project (ENE) helps organisations decarbonise operations and researches how to remove barriers to rapid decarbonisation.
ABOUT WP 5
WP5 is focused on decarbonising housing, both new build and retrofit.
Activity includes:
1. Introducing low carbon products and services to the construction supply chain
2. Supporting suppliers of low-carbon products, materials, technologies and services to develop markets
3. Developing the capacity of the construction supply chain to tender for low carbon construction projects
4. Facilitating collaborations between developers and suppliers to offer low/net-zero carbon housing to clients
5. Assessing performance of innovations
6. Facilitating demonstrations of low carbon innovations
Current status
We are working with:
1. Organisations that want affordable net-zero carbon housing
2. Developers and contractors that want to design and deliver this housing
3. Suppliers of low-carbon products, materials, technologies and services
SCOPE OF CONSULTANCY SUPPORT
UK Community Works is seeking a consultant / organisation to help deliver WP 5. The successful contractor will be required to:
1. Provide advice and consultancy
a) Advise Innovation Cluster participants on Modern Methods of Construction (MMC); high energy performance fabric/envelope; and affordable low carbon housing solutions
b) Support teams to design and deliver affordable net-zero carbon housing
c) Support suppliers of low-carbon products, materials, technologies and services to integrate their offerings into net-zero carbon house designs
2. Support innovation
a) Advise and support innovators of low-carbon products, materials, technologies and services
3. Roadshows, seminars, webinars
a) Design and help produce workshops; digital and physical information materials; product and material displays
b) Deliver presentations and demonstrations of MMC and net-zero carbon approaches and methods
With regard to domestic retrofit, the successful contractor will be required to:
1. Identify new products and technologies that can be used by housing retrofit designers and contractors
2. Collaborate as required with ENE beneficiaries and delivery partners to assess the performance of these innovations and integrate them into retrofit offerings
The successful contractor will need to collaborate with ENE delivery partners across the project as required.
Contact terry.mcgivern@ukcommunityworks.org for a bid pack.
About the buyer
Contact name
Terry McGivern
Address
Meadowside
Cuttle Lane, Biddestone
Chippenham
SN14 7DF
United Kingdom
Telephone
07846 309400
terry.mcgivern@ukcommunityworks.org
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