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title: "Industrial Decarbonisation Research Programme (IDRP)"
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# Industrial Decarbonisation Research Programme (IDRP)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060bfd

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## Summary

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero is planning an open tender for the Industrial Decarbonisation Research Programme (IDRP), which aims to build an evidence base for industrial sector decarbonisation and carbon management. The research programme will be structured across multiple work packages including industrial fuel switching, resource and energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage, and life cycle assessments, among others. This programme, classified under Research services and Consultancy services, is located in the UK and is at the planning stage. The procurement process is competitive and flexible, with a launch date anticipated between 3rd and 5th June 2026. Interested suppliers must submit their bids by the deadline of 24th July 2026, with the contract expected to be awarded by 9th October 2026 and commence on 30th October 2026.

This tender offers a notable opportunity for businesses specialising in research consultancy, technical analysis, and related services within the decarbonisation sector. Companies with competencies in policy analysis, data modelling, and stakeholder engagement are well-suited to form or join consortia to deliver the programme's objectives, especially those with a keen understanding of industrial applications and sustainability technologies. The procurement requires delivering extensive reports, data, decision support tools, and innovative dissemination methods, making it ideal for organisations proficient in comprehensive research and policy-relevant outputs. The substantial budget, aligned with UK government decarbonisation goals, presents significant growth potential for businesses involved.

## Notice

Please note that the launch date is anticipated to be within the window of anticipated to be within the window of 3rd of June to 5th of June. DESNZ is seeking to procure a consortium to deliver a research programme to build the policy-relevant evidence base for decarbonisation of the industrial sector and carbon management. The research will be spread across four main work packages on: 1. Industrial Fuel switching including electrification and alternative fuels 2. Resource and energy efficiency in industry 3. Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage and engineered Greenhouse Gas Removals 4. Life Cycle Assessment methods and applications in industry Additional work packages will include a: 5. flexible fund to respond to emerging evidence needs 6. data and stakeholder engagement work package underpinning the entire programme and additional stand-alone projects. The programme will focus on building the required evidence base, translating existing evidence alongside new analysis and data collection and modelling to support decision-making in industrial decarbonisation. Alongside this, a dissemination, knowledge transfer and policy translation role will be necessary to maximise impact of the research. The programme will require expertise on a number of industrial sectors, decarbonisation measures, technology sustainability and cost assessment, interactions with other sectors and supply chains and understanding of policy contexts. Methods to be employed will include literature reviews, quantitative and qualitative data collection, stakeholder engagement and interviews, modelling and analysis skills, project management and dissemination as well as policy analysis. The scope of the programme necessitates a wide range of topical expertise and skills. Outputs will likely include reports, data and models, decision support tools, case studies, teach-ins, and on-call briefings and scientific support. The research and outputs will be co-designed with policy stakeholders to ensure policy relevance and will have built-in flexibility to respond to emerging policy needs. To support potential suppliers with finding partners, a supplier partner engagement form is being provided which will allow suppliers to register their interest in identifying partners and their skills and expertise. Please see special instructions below

### Planning Information

Supplier Engagement Call on 05/02/2026 at 12:30 GMT (2-3 hours): If you are interested in this potential opportunity, DESNZ would like to engage with you. Please sign up using this link: Industrial Decarbonisation Research Programme (IDRP). https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=BXCsy8EC60O0l-ZJLRst2O2sUTxdtcdEt-dklBjoDKtURDFYV1RaWTBOQ05NV1ZNUTA2UklETFhGMS4u&route=shorturl Following confirmation of company details and contact information, an ‘MS Teams’ invite
will be circulated for the market engagement event. We would ask that you have a maximum of 2 attendees from each organisation. Please send any clarification questions to EnergyResearch@energysecurity.gov.uk by 5pm GMT on 12/02/2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049820-2026 |
| Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,691,000 |
| Lots value | £4,691,000 |
| 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 ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2HP |
| 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
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 May 2026 at 14:27 - PlanningUpdate - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049820-2026
- 27 May 2026 at 13:32 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049760-2026
- 27 Apr 2026 at 09:10 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037863-2026
- 22 Jan 2026 at 11:27 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005665-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049820-2026
  27th May 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049760-2026
  27th May 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037863-2026
  27th April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005665-2026
  22nd January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=BXCsy8EC60O0l-ZJLRst2EHKW4hYALNPkfdCVHVsUh9UMEJEVjlQRFJBMjFRV0lKVjYyRkNURUdPSi4u&route=shorturl
- https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=BXCsy8EC60O0l-ZJLRst2O2sUTxdtcdEt-dklBjoDKtURDFYV1RaWTBOQ05NV1ZNUTA2UklETFhGMS4u&route=shorturl
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero/about/personal-information-charter
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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