HEETSA Framework Planning and Discovery

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Heat and Energy Efficiency Technical Suitability Assessment Framework Planning & Discovery Services.

Total Quantity or Scope

The purpose of this Discovery project is to set out in clear terms the resource requirement and market impact for a HEETSA. This will allow Scottish Ministers to consider a full deployment of HEETSA into the Scottish retrofit assessment landscape. The scope of Discovery will consider: - the overall concept of HEETSA and how it relates to the EPC and other parts of the heat and energy efficiency retrofit assessment landscape; -current assessment methodologies that could be used to underpin HEETSA and how potential gaps in the market could be filled; -the skills, qualifications, and accreditation processes that would be needed to ensure that assessors were able to offer detailed advice to building owners on technical suitability of heat and energy efficiency retrofit measures; -the way in which HEETSA can be standardised into a common certification / reporting format; -detailed costed options for the delivery of the above.

Renewal Options

The Purchaser may, by giving notice to the Service Provider, extend the period of the Contract to a date falling no later than 30 April 2026. Subject to that constraint, the Purchaser may extend the period of the Contract on more than one occasion.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
• 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
• 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
• 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
• 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29739. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 (SC Ref:805050)