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Homes for Net Zero Research Services

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy · £3,000,000 – £3,700,000 · closes 14 Jul 2023

£3,000,000 – £3,700,000

Estimated value

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Deadline

8 Jun 2023

Published

Awarded

Energy Systems Catapult£1.2m · to 31 March 2025

Awarded 15 October 2023

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About this contract

This project will aim to improve the evidence base of the Department to understand in more depth, the options for homeowners to transition to a home that is compatible with our Net Zero policy aims. This will focus on practical research and monitoring of 1000 real homes in sectors which are recognised to be challenging to decarbonise from a policy perspective. Notably, owner occupiers in gas heated homes. This project will aim to monitor the energy consumption and other parameters that influence energy consumption in up to 1000 homes in England and Wales. We will be looking for a contractor to design and install a monitoring regime that can meet a variety of objectives. The project will also aim to deliver a number of low cost, low disruption energy efficiency and heating measures and monitor the take-up and effectiveness of these during the trial. Additional information: This contract is to be for a period of approximately 18 months until 31/3/25 unless terminated or extended by the Department in accordance with the terms of the contract. The budget for phase 1 is £1m to £1.2m. There is a possibility that the contract could be extended for up to a further 24 months in order to deliver a second phase of the in-home monitoring as well as the installation of additional measures. Any extension will NOT be for the purposes of delivering Phase 1 of the contract. The possibility of extension to deliver Phase 2, will be at the discretion of DESNZ and will depend on Departmental budgetary and approval processes, as well as best value for money considerations (including, without limitation, successful completion of the existing contract scope). The budget for phase 2 is an additional £2m - £2.5m.