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title: "Transport Industrial and Commercial Refrigeration (TICR) UK5 Notice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ab97"
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# Transport Industrial and Commercial Refrigeration (TICR) UK5 Notice

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ab97

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## Summary

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero in London has completed a direct award procurement process titled "Transport Industrial and Commercial Refrigeration (TICR) UK5 Notice". This project, focusing on decarbonisation pathways for various sectors, involves investigating additional climate scenarios to support the Cooling Outlook. The contract was directly awarded to London South Bank University, who is uniquely positioned due to proprietary capabilities and expertise in this field. The procurement process was completed in early June 2026, with the contract period running from 12 June 2026 to 31 December 2026, highlighting a strategic focus on service-based research initiatives in the industrial and commercial refrigeration sector.

This contract presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in research services, particularly those specialising in refrigeration, air conditioning, and sustainable energy solutions. Companies with expertise in climate scenario modelling, energy efficiency innovations, and cooling technology advancements would find this tender especially relevant. The direct award reflects the need for specialised technical skills and innovative capabilities, underscoring the importance of being a recognised leader in this domain to compete effectively in government procurement processes.

## Notice

The Transport Industrial and Commercial Refrigeration (TICR) project has successfully investigated decarbonisation pathways for 6 sectors. This project was delivered by London South Bank University. We seek to extend the work to investigate additional pathways (both climate scenarios and new sectors) to support the Cooling Outlook. This is additional work to the existing TICR project scope and will include the following. Updated evidence around different climate and uptake scenarios to support the cooling projections paper for the TICR end use sectors to give a range of future scenarios. The sectors include: Data centres Retail and commercial food service Industrial, food and drink, chemical and pharmaceutical Transport refrigeration The scenarios to be considered will cover 2 and 4C global warming scenarios as per the CCC's guidance. New sector models for domestic and commercial/mobile AC (not originally in scope): Using baseline data and assumptions from CSN0W project and in consultation with policy teams develop sector models to give a range of future scenarios based upon different climate and uptake scenarios. These sectors include:- Domestic refrigeration Domestic AC Commercial AC Mobile air conditioning The scenarios to be considered will cover 2 and 4C global warming scenarios as per the CCC's guidance. On a sector by sector basis propose, discuss and agree assumptions for individual cooling emission and energy reducing interventions and pathways with individual policy teams. Will need to translate policies and interventions into key numerical assumptions to be used to project emissions and energy consumption for cooling. The bulk of the analysis needs to be delivered within the next two months (by mid July 2026), but the contract duration proposed is for 9 months to allow time for Quality Analysis and any further interactions and questions This project has started already, therefore this is a retrospective direct award. The case was initially approved as a contract extension to the TICR project (see approvals in this folder, and original business case for extension here). However, as the TICR contract had ended we are now pursuing a direct award. The case for the direct award is independent of the fact that the work has started, and stands on its own rights as detailed below.

### Procurement Information

Rationale for direct award * Technical exclusivity: absence of a reasonable alternative supplier - LSBU has unique technical capability to deliver this work within the required timeframe. In 2022, LSBU was the only bidder for the TICR programme despite extensive market engagement, demonstrating that no other UK supplier was able to deliver cooling systems modelling of comparable scope and depth. Ongoing engagement with the cooling and energy modelling community through policy, research, and innovation forums has not identified any new suppliers with the capability to deliver whole system cooling modelling at the required level of detail over the past 4 years. The work relies on proprietary IP and licensed datasets held by LSBU, including a UK adapted HFC outlook model, CLASP air conditioning stock data, and licensed O and BSRIA datasets. These assets are essential to delivery and are not owned by DESNZ nor reasonably accessible to other suppliers on equivalent terms. * Innovation Expertise: As cooling projections require an understanding of which innovations will come online to be modelled, innovation expertise is essential. LSBU are also co leads of EPSRC UK REEF and long standing leads of the SIRACH (Sustainable Innovation in Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat pumps) network, providing critical insight into future cooling technologies and innovation pathways needed for credible forward projections. * Urgency and Critical Path Dependency - This modelling is a critical path input to the UK Cooling Outlook, which the UK has publicly committed to publish by end 2026. To meet this commitment, the analysis must be completed within the next two months to enable integration, QA, synthesis, and clearance. This urgency arises from externally committed timelines rather than internal delay. Running a competitive procurement would introduce unavoidable delay and would materially jeopardise delivery against the Ministerial commitment

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052291-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 11 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 3 Jun 2026 at 11:16 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052291-2026
- 2 Jun 2026 at 13:40 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051944-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052291-2026
  3rd June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051944-2026
  2nd June 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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