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title: "Field trial to evaluate the performance of in-situ biomass boilers"
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# Field trial to evaluate the performance of in-situ biomass boilers

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5768c9b0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The public procurement process involves the Department of Energy and Climate Change as the buying organisation, which has initiated a tender titled "Field trial to evaluate the performance of in-situ biomass boilers." This procurement falls under the services industry category and encompasses a range of tasks such as research, data analysis, and social research related to biomass boilers. The tender was awarded on 18th November 2015, with a contract period commencing from 19th November 2015 and extending until 31st July 2017. The procurement method used is an open procedure, and the value of the contract is approximately £949,141.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses involved in research and development services, social research, and consultancy related to energy efficiency technologies. Companies specialising in biomass boiler technology, data analysis, and project management consultancy would be particularly well-suited to participate in this process. Additionally, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to engage, thereby contributing to innovative solutions in the renewable energy sector.

## Notice

Research and data analysis services are required to carry out a comprehensive study in to the performance of biomass boilers deployed under the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme. This will comprise of a number of components including: review of research to date, metering of in-situ biomass boilers including site surveys, laboratory testing and data analysis. The research is expected to be formed of an in-situ boiler field trial, for which all boilers deployed under the RHI are within scope. This field trial will evaluate the in-situ performance of the boilers as well as provide data to help understand boiler operation in different applications with varying fuel types. In-situ emissions will need to be quantified however this may be problematic on metered sites. As such additional laboratory testing will need to be carried out on similar boiler types to establish a representation of the metered boilers likely emissions. The project is due to continue monitoring for up to 2 years, however there will be contract break points at 6 and 18 months. An understanding of how metered site operators interact with their boilers will be needed to allow separation of boiler performance affected by physical factors and those created by user operation, an element of social research will be required to understand this. With the volume of data gathered through all the components of the research a significant portion of data analysis will be required. This data analysis will be conducted in the second phase of the project and at the termination of the field trial metering. There will be a requirement for the successful contractor to work with a digital delivery partner to feed data from metered site to a web based reporting tool for DECCs use, and will require some automated post processing of data to put the data into a format usable by DECC staff.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/725e5234-6499-44d5-9b08-ec0193ff1322 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Nov 2015 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Nov 2015 |
| Contract period | 19 Nov 2015 - 31 Jul 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £962,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £949,141 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KIWA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 38540000 - Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
- 44621200 - Boilers
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72224200 - System quality assurance planning services
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/725e5234-6499-44d5-9b08-ec0193ff1322

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/725e5234-6499-44d5-9b08-ec0193ff1322
  22nd February 2016 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=190562673
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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