--- title: "Group Heat Pump Purchase Scheme - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-483b2c2f-b070-46ce-92bd-e456799d741b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-483b2c2f-b070-46ce-92bd-e456799d741b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-483b2c2f-b070-46ce-92bd-e456799d741b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-483b2c2f-b070-46ce-92bd-e456799d741b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-04-16" --- # Group Heat Pump Purchase Scheme - Market Engagement Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-483b2c2f-b070-46ce-92bd-e456799d741b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-483b2c2f-b070-46ce-92bd-e456799d741b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-483b2c2f-b070-46ce-92bd-e456799d741b.json) ## Summary The Essex County Council has initiated a tender process titled "Group Heat Pump Purchase Scheme - Market Engagement" within the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning installation work category. The council aims to decarbonize housing stock by introducing low carbon heating solutions. They seek a contracted managing agent to provide collective heat pump purchasing schemes for residents, emphasising customer service, trusted installers, and extensive reporting. The engagement end date for this market engagement is 17th May 2024 at 23:59 GMT+1. This tender by Essex County Council presents an opportunity for managing agents specialising in heat pump solutions and energy-related services to participate. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage. Interested parties can access the Market Engagement Pack on ProContract and submit questionnaire responses before the deadline to potentially win the contract opportunity. ## Notice In line with its commitment to taking action on climate change, Essex County Council (ECC) through its Essex Climate Action Commission (ECAC), has recommended to 'Retrofit across the whole housing stock by 2040, introduce an incentive to accelerate the shift to low carbon heating solutions.'. with the Commission seeing a critical role decarbonising the housing stock and heat with electric heating a key piece to the puzzle. In view of the above, ECC is keen to explore opportunities to provide collective heat pump purchasing schemes for residents via a contracted managing agent. The contracted managing agent will handle customer service, provide trusted installer(s) with capacity for large scale roll out of heat pumps, and furnish ECC with an extensive reporting system. If you a managing agent and feel you can meet the Council's objectives and requirement, please submit an Intent to Respond, download the Market Engagement Pack and respond to the questionnaire in it. Further details and the Market Engagement Pack can be located via the Council's e-sourcing portal, ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. Log in as a Supplier and search the following: DN719647 / Group Heat Pump Purchase Scheme - Market Engagement. If you do not have an account, supplier registration is free of charge at https://procontract.due-north.com/Register and it provides access to all current and forthcoming procurement opportunities for Essex County Council alongside several other public sector organisations. The deadline for the questionnaire responses is Friday 17th May 2024 at 2:00pm; all responses should be submitted via ProContract. Please note that this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08a75630-ed67-47f2-b7b5-0690067721c6 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 May 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 42 - Industrial machinery - 45 - Construction work - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 42511110 - Heat pumps - 45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work - 71314000 - Energy and related services ## Release History - 16 Apr 2024 at 08:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08a75630-ed67-47f2-b7b5-0690067721c6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08a75630-ed67-47f2-b7b5-0690067721c6 16th April 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Login - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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