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title: "Retrofit Academy Membership"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03688d"
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buyer: "NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-09-14"
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# Retrofit Academy Membership

Buyer: NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03688d

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## Summary

The Nottingham City Council has recently awarded a contract for the procurement of membership to The Retrofit Academy CIC Centre of Excellence. This is part of the BEIS-funded energy efficient retrofit schemes across the Midlands. The contract includes tailored support and training packages for consortium members, updating the existing Retrofit Toolkit, and increasing accessibility to support Local Authorities. The procurement was carried out through a limited negotiated method without a contract notice. The contracting authority is Nottingham City Council, and the contract value is £410,000.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses offering technical support services, technical training services, and services related to the preparation of training manuals. Businesses in the UK could benefit from participating in the delivery of energy efficient retrofit schemes within the Midlands region. Companies with expertise in energy efficiency and retrofit projects are well-suited to compete for providing support and advice to participating authorities and updating toolkits for Local Authorities in the region.

## Notice

The Midlands Net Zero Hub, as the regional consortium lead for BEIS-funded energy efficient retrofit schemes across the Midlands, is purchasing membership of The Retrofit Academy CIC Centre of Excellence on behalf of its consortium members. Membership includes tailored one to one support and bespoke training packages for each member. In addition, the Hub is paying the Retrofit Academy to update their existing Retrofit Toolkit and to increase accessibility to support Local Authorities across the region.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract will provide all participating authorities across the Midlands with support and advice in delivering their BEIS-funded energy efficient retrofit schemes. This includes Centre of Excellence membership and one to one support for each consortium member of MNZH Sustainable Warmth and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund delivery including bespoke training programme for all Midlands members, and updating their existing freely available toolkit and increasing accessibility to support Local Authorities.

### Procurement Information

1) Membership of the Centre of Excellence. The Retrofit Academy is the Centre of Excellence, and as such is the only option for membership. As the Centre of Excellence, they have the existing resources, trainers and technical advisors to learn and implement best practise that nobody else offers. The membership includes tailored support and training package for each member. TRA are the only accredited provider of: * Certificate in Domestic Retrofit Advice * Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment * Diploma in Retrofit Coordination & Risk Management These courses are accredited through an awarding body (OCNWM) who are regulated under OFQUAL, and so are fully and properly accredited training qualifications. Any other provider would have to develop their own bespoke training package, and get accreditation. 2) Updating existing toolkit and increasing accessibility to support Local Authorities The Retrofit Toolkit has been developed by Retrofit Academy specifically to support these projects. As they own the intellectual property rights in the Toolkit, any other provider appointed would have to build their own from scratch, assuming they have access to the necessary expertise to do so.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025851-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £410,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE RETROFIT ACADEMY COMMUNITY INTEREST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 80 - Education and training services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 71356300 - Technical support services
- 80531200 - Technical training services
- 92312212 - Services related to the preparation of training manuals
- 98100000 - Membership organisation services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2022 at 16:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025851-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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