Award

Built Environment Adaptation & Resilience (BEAR)

DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

02 Apr 2026 at 15:08

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, based in London, has completed a procurement process for the "Built Environment Adaptation & Resilience (BEAR)" project. This initiative aims to enhance the resilience of the UK's built environment against future climate hazards. Representing the central government, the Department undertook an open procurement procedure, inviting suppliers to tender via the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. The tender process moved from planning in September 2025 through to awarding the contract in April 2026, focusing on research services within the UK, with a final contract period extending to 2030. Key dates included the tender submission deadline on 16 February 2026 and the contract standstill period concluding on 15 April 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in construction, civil engineering, climate research, and urban planning. It requires a multi-disciplinary approach integrating aspects of public health, energy, economics, and behavioural science, making it suitable for a consortium of suppliers with diverse expertise. The awarded contract, valued at over £3 million, went to AECOM, highlighting opportunities especially for large firms capable of delivering complex research and consultancy services. However, SMEs with capabilities in specific areas were encouraged to apply, making the tender accessible for a diverse range of suppliers aiming to contribute to the UK's climate resilience and sustainable development goals. Outputs from this programme are expected to include advanced reports, models, decision support tools, and policy design insights to be shared publicly, supporting policy makers and stakeholders engaged in climate adaptation.

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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/031098-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£3,088,812 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
24 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
1 Apr 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
19 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AECOM

Further Information

Notice Documents

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