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title: "Technical Assistance Facility 2 - Pre-Tender Market Engagement"
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# Technical Assistance Facility 2 - Pre-Tender Market Engagement

Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5db0569e-8caa-4d37-ba60-7b2971e42c62

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## Summary

The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy department is conducting a technical assistance facility procurement process, known as TAF 2, through a pre-tender market engagement initiative. This initiative aims to gather information to define service specifications, assess market feasibility, and decide on the route to market for supporting the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Home Upgrade Grant. The engagement will end on various dates, with crucial milestones to support supplier selection planning.

This tender process presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in energy-management services and energy-efficiency consultancy services, particularly SMEs. The engagement requires potential suppliers to engage with the initiative to understand requirements, potential delivery timescales, and risks involved. Interested businesses are invited to join PTME sessions and consider participating in the procurement process by engaging with the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy department through the provided contact information.

## Notice

This Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) seeks information in preparation for the procurement of a Supplier to administer the Technical Assistance Facility 2 (hereafter referred to as "TAF 2") to support the delivery of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) and Home Upgrade Grant (HUG). The purpose of this PTME is to gather information to: * help define the service specification for TAF 2; * help provide a better understanding of the feasibility of the requirement; * understand the best approach to introduce and implement TAF 2; * understand the capacity of the market to deliver and possible risks involved; * inform value for money considerations undertaken by the Authority; * provide the market with an opportunity to ask questions, raise queries and any issues to be addressed at an early stage; * inform potential delivery timescales of TAF 2; * inform our decision on the route to market. This PTME is separate to any later procurement exercise. The Authority will not use this PTME to inform the suitability of any future potential supplier. However, we strongly advise anyone who has an interest in being considered as a potential supplier should engage with this PTME exercise. Any information shared may be subject to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) or Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be released unless an exemption or exception applies under the relevant legislation. Please note that Pre-Tender Market Engagement events are now complete. The PIN has been re-opened to attach a number of documents in response to questions from the market and informing the market on the chosen route to market: RM6313 Demand Management & Renewables DPS. Please refer to the attached documents for further information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e86d51-cf85-4cb7-b7ee-20061f1b1e99 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Aug 2023 |
| 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 | BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0ET |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2023 at 11:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e86d51-cf85-4cb7-b7ee-20061f1b1e99
- 25 Jul 2023 at 16:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e86d51-cf85-4cb7-b7ee-20061f1b1e99
- 18 Jul 2023 at 15:10 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e86d51-cf85-4cb7-b7ee-20061f1b1e99
- 30 Jun 2023 at 17:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e86d51-cf85-4cb7-b7ee-20061f1b1e99
- 23 Jun 2023 at 16:01 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e86d51-cf85-4cb7-b7ee-20061f1b1e99
- 16 Jun 2023 at 14:10 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e86d51-cf85-4cb7-b7ee-20061f1b1e99

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e86d51-cf85-4cb7-b7ee-20061f1b1e99
  14th August 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d907d94a-01af-4383-8cd8-5fdac0e1b9c3
  The attached Pre-Tender Market Engagement document contains further information on the requirement, as well as how to sign up for market engagement sessions.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/edb7f5b7-60d9-4a07-9d93-b7622f0e7517
  Guidance on how to sign up to RM6313 Demand Management & Renewables DPS.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fde04891-d5f5-456d-81a5-372e10c8d55f
  The slide pack that will be used for the pre-tender market engagement sessions on Friday 30th June. The pack also contains further information on the requirements and an indicative timeline.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6448e642-e746-45aa-b33a-25bd4f78b190
  Questionnaire following the PTME sessions held on Friday 30th June. To be completed and returned to hthcommercial@beis.gov.uk by COP Friday 7th July.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0ba6bb27-aa3a-41cb-b304-96954f271b2e
  Proposed Pricing Approach for TAF 2 to compliment the attached questionnaire.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0154b5e8-5849-4950-9a0a-e0f23a969419
  The slide pack that will be used for the pre-tender market engagement sessions on Friday 30th June. The pack also contains further information on the requirements and an indicative timeline.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4c09718e-5508-447b-b12e-b5a9bc02c780
  List of anonymised questions and answers from the PTME sessions.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/85881d6d-0306-4628-81f2-be8511024485
  Document confirming the route to market (RM6313 Demand Management & Renewables DPS) and the planned ITT publication date (Monday 4th September)

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