Tender

Built Environment Adaptation & Resilience (BEAR)

DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO

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TenderUpdate

08 Jan 2026 at 11:50

Tender

19 Dec 2025 at 09:29

PlanningUpdate

04 Nov 2025 at 16:17

Planning

25 Sep 2025 at 14:56

Planning

17 Sep 2025 at 11:12

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero is leading a procurement process titled "Built Environment Adaptation & Resilience (BEAR)" aimed at selecting a supplier or consortium to execute a research programme focused on developing an evidence base for climate adaptation in the UK’s built environment. Founded on a legal basis of UKPGA 2023/54, the project seeks to equip the built environment with resilience against future climate hazards. Located in London, this initiative is currently in the tender stage, having an updated tender notice as of 8 January 2026. The bidding closes on 16 February 2026, with a contract award anticipated by 13 March 2026. The procurement method is an open procedure, emphasizing research and consultancy services under CPV codes such as 73110000 and 73210000. The contract period spans from 6 April 2026 to 31 March 2030, offering a contract value with a gross amount of £3,762,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in various sectors, including engineering, climatology, public health, and economic analysis, particularly those with expertise in addressing climate risks and adaptation strategies. It anticipates forming a consortium to cover the breadth of expertise required across sectors like building services, civil engineering, architecture, and data science. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the project supports flexible and collaborative policy-driven outcomes. The programme’s multi-disciplinary approach offers substantial business growth prospects through innovative research, development activities, and serving as a pivotal contributor to forward-focused climate resilience strategies in the UK.

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Notice Title

Built Environment Adaptation & Resilience (BEAR)

Notice Description

DESNZ is seeking to procure a supplier(s) to deliver a research programme to build the policy-relevant evidence base for adaptation action in the built environment to enable a building stock and built environment more resilient to future climate hazards. It will include research on: Adaptation metrics and indicators for the built environment Quantifying effectiveness of adaptation retrofits for buildings Identify opportunities to embed resilience in our built environment while we decarbonise. Mapping out adaptation pathways for the built environment. Understanding role of nature-based and urban planning solutions. Learning from international best practice to inform UK evidence and policy design. The programme will focus on building the required evidence base, translating existing evidence alongside new analysis and data collection and modelling to support adaptation action in the built environment. A knowledge transfer and integration work package will provide agile policy support, and facilitate co-development of outputs. The programme will require expertise on climate risk and adaptation in the built environment, and should take a multi-disciplinary approach to consider implications for energy, built environment, public health, and economic factors. Methods could include literature reviews, quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, field trial design and analysis, building simulation, spatial analysis, predictive scenario modelling, and knowledge integration and dissemination. DESNZ anticipates a consortium of suppliers will be needed to cover the breadth of skills required, which may include professional expertise in building services engineering, civil engineering architecture, surveying, planning, public health, economics, climate science, behavioural science, data science, and GIS. Outputs will likely include reports, data and models, interactive decision support tools, case studies, teach-ins, and on-call briefings and scientific support. Key outputs will be published on gov.uk. The research and outputs will be co-designed with policy focal points to ensure policy relevance and will have built-in flexibility to respond to emerging policy needs.

Planning Information

Supplier Engagement Virtual Event on 14/10/2025 at 10:30 GMT (3 hours only): If you are interested in this potential opportunity, DESNZ would like to engage with you. Please register using the MS Form at this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/SDCBhSXhjR Following confirmation of company details and contact information, an ‘MS Teams’ invite will be circulated for the market engagement event one week prior to the event. We would ask that you have a maximum of 2 attendees from each organisation. By registering to attend the market engagement you consent to your name, role and company/organisation name being shared with other attendees of the supplier engagement event Please send any written clarification questions to bernadette.hughes@energysecurity.gov.uk, either before or after the Market Engagement Event, up to 5pm GMT on 21/10/2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c1b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001413-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

71351611 - Climatology services

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

73110000 - Research services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,135,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,135,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
16 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
24 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO
Contact Name
Bernadette Hughes
Contact Email
bernadette.hughes@energysecurity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2HP
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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