--- title: "SBRI - competition to scale up business energy efficiency projects" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d3b4c046-9048-406f-8930-fc180d8eb273" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d3b4c046-9048-406f-8930-fc180d8eb273" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d3b4c046-9048-406f-8930-fc180d8eb273.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d3b4c046-9048-406f-8930-fc180d8eb273.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY" published: "2018-11-06" --- # SBRI - competition to scale up business energy efficiency projects Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d3b4c046-9048-406f-8930-fc180d8eb273 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d3b4c046-9048-406f-8930-fc180d8eb273) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d3b4c046-9048-406f-8930-fc180d8eb273.json) ## Summary The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy is initiating a tender titled "SBRI - competition to scale up business energy efficiency projects". This procurement process falls under the category of energy and related services and is based in London, England. The current stage is planning, with a critical engagement end date set for 1 April 2019. This £7 million innovation competition aims to encourage the development of new business models that can enhance the delivery of small-scale energy efficiency projects in the non-domestic sector. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the energy services market, particularly small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector organisations (VCSEs). Companies that specialise in energy efficiency, building retrofit, and refurbishment services will find this competition particularly relevant. By participating, businesses can secure funding for feasibility studies and pilot projects that could lead to substantial growth and market penetration, as they contribute to reducing costs and improving access to financing for energy efficiency initiatives. ## Notice The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy are creating a new PS7m innovation competition that will fund the development of new business models that aggregate and scale up the delivery of small scale energy efficiency building retrofit/refurbishment projects in the non-domestic sector. The department is holding a workshop in late November/ early December to provide further early details on the competition. As it is still in its development stages, the workshop will allow interested parties to provide feedback and help steer elements of its design. The competition The competition ultimately aims to pilot the most promising business model to show: How aggregation can generate a sustainable supply chain of projects and thus reduce individual project costs; How larger, aggregated, projects can attract more lenders into the market; How standardising parts of the process, i.e. contracts, assessments, or monitoring, can remove resource constraints from the market actors assessing potential savings or finance opportunities, encouraging more businesses into the SME energy efficiency market. Competition Structure The competition will be in two phases: * Phase 1 will fund feasibility studies/business cases that scale up energy efficiency projects, addressing the barriers that currently inhibit the energy services market in providing smaller energy efficiency projects funding. * Phase 2 will fund successful applicants to pilot their approach, demonstrating the potential for their proposed business model to support the aggregation of energy efficiency projects and achieve energy savings. Outputs might include a prototype of product (where applicable) and an evaluation of the solution's impact. Additional information: To register your interest in taking part in this market engagement please use the contact details above stating the following information: 1. Name 2. Organisation 3. Organisation Type 4. Job title and role within organisation 5. Number of people that wish to attend (maximum of 2 per organisation). Note that numbers will be limited. In the event of a high number of requests we may accept guests on a first come first served basis. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adfe6d46-50a2-45b1-9934-80a6297c4e79 | | 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 | 6 Nov 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Apr 2019 | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71314000 - Energy and related services ## Release History - 6 Nov 2018 at 14:57 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adfe6d46-50a2-45b1-9934-80a6297c4e79 - 31 Oct 2018 at 17:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adfe6d46-50a2-45b1-9934-80a6297c4e79 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adfe6d46-50a2-45b1-9934-80a6297c4e79 6th November 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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