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title: "Pre-Market Engagement for EPC Accreditation Audit Schemes"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041b72"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES"
published: "2023-11-20"
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# Pre-Market Engagement for EPC Accreditation Audit Schemes

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041b72

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## Summary

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is planning a procurement process labelled as "Pre-Market Engagement for EPC Accreditation Audit Schemes" in the services category under the industry classification of "System quality assurance assessment and review services". The purpose is to appoint a supplier to provide assurance services for the energy assessor industry's compliance with required standards. This process involves a market sounding exercise to gather input for shaping the procurement strategy, with a future notice date of 15th January 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses adept in providing assurance services within the energy assessor industry to engage with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Companies offering system quality assurance assessment and review services, particularly focused on energy assessments, are well-suited to compete in this process. Interested parties can contribute to shaping the Department's procurement strategy by participating in the pre-market engagement exercise and providing feedback through an online questionnaire.

## Notice

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (the Department) intends to go out to market to appoint a supplier to provide assurance services in relation to the energy assessor industry's compliance to the required standards. The Department expects this assurance service to be provided, in part, by regular independent audits of all aspects of Accreditation Scheme (Schemes) operations. The Department is seeking views from the market place to help shape its procurement strategy.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This market sounding exercise relates to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (the Department) expected requirement for assurance services in relation to the energy assessor industry's compliance to the required standards. The Department expects this assurance service to be provided, in part, by regular independent audits of all aspects of Accreditation Scheme (Schemes) operations.

The purpose of Schemes is to ensure that energy assessments carried out by their members and their recommendations are cost-effective and of high-quality, accurate and consistent. Schemes are therefore, regularly audited by independent auditors to ensure that they comply with Scheme Operating Requirements (SORs) and the Secretary of State's letter of Approval. The SORs sets out the minimum operating standards for Schemes. There are currently six approved Schemes operating different strands of the EPBRs. All Schemes are required to comply with the SORs, which includes minimum operating standards in relation to quality assurance, the audit approach that must be adopted and the profomas used for reporting outcomes to DLUHC, covering Domestic Energy Assessor (DEAs); Non-Domestic Energy Assessor (NDEAs) level 3 and level 4; NDEA level 5; On Construction Domestic Energy Assessor (OCDEAs); Display Energy Certificates (DECs) and Air Conditioning Inspection Report (ACIRs).

The purpose of this pre-market engagement exercise is to:
(a) inform the market of the upcoming contracting 
opportunity.
(b) assess market interest in this opportunity, and
(c) to obtain views from the market to help shape the 
Department's procurement strategy.

All interested parties are invited to respond by completing the online questionnaire found here: https://forms.office.com/e/mQUtQDdPmH?origin=lprLink

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034333-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Jan 2024 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES |
| Locality | 2 MARSHAM STREET, LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| 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

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services

## Release History

- 20 Nov 2023 at 17:32 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034333-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/e/mQUtQDdPmH?origin=lprLink
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-levelling-up-housing-and-communities

## Provenance

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