Heating Controls: International Evidence Base and Policy Experiences

Notice summary: The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) requires a review, synthesis and analysis of the international evidence base and policy experiences on heating controls. Outputs are a report and an analytical spreadsheet.

Description: BEIS is currently carrying out work to explore the evidence base for heating controls to contribute to one of the Department’s energy and climate change objectives to decarbonise heat. Different types of heating controls are currently being examined in terms of energy savings, cost-effectiveness, thermal comfort, usability, accessibility and evidence gaps. As part of this work, BEIS is looking for support in reviewing the international evidence base and policy experiences for heating controls. This builds upon a recent former Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)-commissioned scoping review of the UK evidence base for domestic heating controls, which assessed the cost-effectiveness, usability, energy savings and evidence gaps for different types of domestic heating controls. The project is split into two parts, though the results are to be presented in one report and one analytical spreadsheet. The first part should use systematic evidence review techniques to identify, synthesise and analyse the international evidence base on domestic heating controls for cost-effectiveness, energy savings and usability. This should include an assessment of evidence quality. The second part should review the policy, legislative and regulatory experiences of other countries with domestic and non-domestic heating controls. Suppliers should also propose a method for determining the applicability of identified international experiences to the UK context.

Additional information: How to Apply If you wish to take part in this procurement please see the attached Tender documents attached to this Notice and send your completed Proposal to Dr. Peter Warren at [email protected].

Any late submissions will not be considered. BEIS reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award a contract. BEIS will not be held liable for the recovery of costs from unsuccessful bids if a contract is not awarded. All costs will be borne by the bidding organisations. If a contract is created it will be upon BEIS Standard Terms and Conditions or the Short Form Terms and Conditions, which are available on Contracts Finder with this notice (based on the former Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)’s Standard Terms and Conditions). Completed and signed tender submissions must be returned by email to BEIS to the email address above by 12pm (noon) on 17/10/2016. We do not require any hard copies of the submissions. After reviewing and evaluating the submissions, BEIS may contact suppliers for bid clarifications. If successful and upon contract signature, the supplier is expected to attend an inception meeting taking place on 24/10/2016 or 25/10/2016. Project completion is required by 22/12/2016.