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title: "Climate-Tech Innovation Partnership"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f610"
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buyer: "Great British Energy Group Limited"
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# Climate-Tech Innovation Partnership

Buyer: Great British Energy Group Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f610

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## Summary

Great British Energy Group Limited procured a climate-tech innovation partnership focused on accelerating clean energy deployment and strengthening the industries, supply chains and jobs that support it. The service was intended to identify and work with UK-based climate technology companies that are inventing and scaling relevant technologies, while developing an evidence-based strategy for future engagement. Its scope covered a strategy review of how engagement with climate-technology ecosystems could advance Great British Energy’s mandate; a national membership and convening network across the UK; innovation sponsorship connecting Great British Energy with founders, investors and supply-chain organisations; and grassroots advisory and grant clinics to support community engagement as grant schemes roll out. The work was delivered across the UK and is classed as research services.

This procurement has reached completion and resulted in an active award and contract to Sustainable Venture Development Partners Ltd. The contract was signed on 9 September 2026 for £164,000. It covered a six-month prototype service and was divided into one lot, with price as the stated evaluation criterion. Great British Energy used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition call. The stated rationale was that the services were unique and being trialled, involved licensing requirements, fell outside the scope of the regulations, and presented no conflict of interest with the supplier’s wider business. One bid was recorded, from an SME. The contracting authority was Great British Energy Group Limited, based in Aberdeen, and the contract is active.

This requirement demonstrates demand for a specialist UK climate-tech ecosystem partner able to combine strategic research with practical market engagement. A credible future competitor would need to understand how climate-technology ecosystems can support clean-energy deployment and public-sector mandates, and be able to turn that understanding into an evidence-based engagement strategy. Relevant capability also includes convening a national network, building trusted relationships with technology founders, investors and supply-chain organisations, and designing sponsorship or partnership activity that reaches those communities. Experience of grassroots engagement, advisory services and grant clinics would be important, particularly for supporting organisations as grant schemes are introduced. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that a focused specialist business with the necessary reach, licensing position and independence can deliver this type of work.

## Notice

The Climate-Tech Innovation Partnership is being trialled by GBE to support the organisation in identifying and working with UK based climate tech companies to accelerate clean energy deployment and to build the industries, supply chains and jobs that support it. The Partnership is aimed at allowing GBE to reach companies inventing and scaling the required technology, and create a clear, evidenced based strategy for future engagement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This project is a six-month (6) prototype service to assess the abilities and benefits of an 'Innovation Partnership' within the Climate-Tech ecosystem. The partnership has four components: 1. Strategy review defining how embedding into climate-technology ecosystems can advance GBE's mandate. 2. A national convening membership across the UK. 3. Innovation sponsorship placing GBE in front of founders, investors and the supply chain. 4. A specific focus on grassroots advisory and grant clinics to support GBE community engagement as grant schemes roll-out.

### Procurement Information

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations and is a direct award due to the unique services being trialled, the licensing requirement of the scope and the lack of conflict of interest the supplier has in GBE's wider business.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085577-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £164,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Great British Energy Group Limited |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Postcode area | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB10 1BL |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | George St/Harbour |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Sustainable Venture Development Partners |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 18:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085577-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gbe.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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