--- title: "PS22165 - Seeking 'whole house' decarbonisation solutions for Hard-to-Treat homes" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ca5a7591-2c97-4cce-8f2f-b9512b249837" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca5a7591-2c97-4cce-8f2f-b9512b249837" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca5a7591-2c97-4cce-8f2f-b9512b249837.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca5a7591-2c97-4cce-8f2f-b9512b249837.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2022-06-30" --- # PS22165 - Seeking 'whole house' decarbonisation solutions for Hard-to-Treat homes Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ca5a7591-2c97-4cce-8f2f-b9512b249837 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca5a7591-2c97-4cce-8f2f-b9512b249837) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca5a7591-2c97-4cce-8f2f-b9512b249837.json) ## Summary The UK Shared Business Services Limited, acting on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), is planning a procurement for "whole house" decarbonisation solutions aimed at Hard-to-Treat homes. The tender, labelled PS22165, has a maximum budget of £160,000, excluding VAT, and is currently in the planning stage. The contract period is set to commence on 8th September 2022 and conclude on 31st March 2023. Interested parties should note that the route to market will be through the CCS RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), with formal bids expected to follow a future notice on 13th July 2022. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in research and development consultancy, particularly those specialising in energy efficiency, retrofitting, and clean heat technologies. Companies with expertise in analysing market conditions, conducting evidence reviews, or engaging with stakeholders for qualitative research will be particularly well-positioned to compete. The focus on hard-to-treat properties suggests that businesses capable of innovatively addressing complex retrofit challenges will be highly valued in this procurement process. ## Notice ** Please note this is not a call for competition, this is a PIN notice for a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy requirement** This PIN is being issued to give the market 2 Weeks' notice of the future requirement before we release the full tender, as detailed in full below. UK Shared Business Services are acting on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to advertise UK SBS PS22165 - Seeking 'whole house' decarbonisation solutions for Hard-to-Treat homes. The anticipated maximum budget for this future requirement is PS160,000.00 excluding VAT The research aims to understand the scope of hard-to-treat homes, from a whole-house retrofit perspective inclusive of energy efficiency measures and clean heat technologies. The research seeks to create a definition of hard-to-treat homes and understand the challenges involved, to support the development of policies that will effectively enable retrofitting and decarbonisation of these homes. This contract is to provide mixed methods research into a variety of research questions related to retrofitting hard-to-treat homes. This research project will consist of: * Evidence review into hard-to-treat homes: Provide a comprehensive overview of the evidence and latest developments in retrofit design and technology for hard-to-treat properties, highlighting evidence gaps. * Qualitative interviews: Elaborate on the literature base and explore the experiences and views of stakeholders involved in retrofitting hard-to-treat homes. * Presentation of case-studies: Highlight a range of journeys and experiences of retrofitting different types of hard-to-treat properties. * Development of a definition hard-to-treat homes: Identify a spectrum of attributes that make a home hard-to-treat, for a whole-house retrofit perspective. Please note that the route to market will be via CCS RM6126 Research & Insights DPS (www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6126) and to bid for this work the lead contractor will need to be registered on the CCS RM6126 Research & Insights DPS prior to the requirement being launched. Please follow the link below to register as a Supplier on CCS RM6126 Research & Insights DPS; https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25d15438-aa53-487b-8468-397032912894 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Jun 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Jul 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 7 Sep 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics ## Release History - 30 Jun 2022 at 09:48 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25d15438-aa53-487b-8468-397032912894 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25d15438-aa53-487b-8468-397032912894 30th June 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.uksbs.co.uk - https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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