PS22165 - Seeking 'whole house' decarbonisation solutions for Hard-to-Treat homes

** Please note this is not a call for competition, this is a PIN notice for a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy requirement** This PIN is being issued to give the market 2 Weeks' notice of the future requirement before we release the full tender, as detailed in full below.

UK Shared Business Services are acting on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to advertise UK SBS PS22165 - Seeking 'whole house' decarbonisation solutions for Hard-to-Treat homes.

The anticipated maximum budget for this future requirement is £160,000.00 excluding VAT The research aims to understand the scope of hard-to-treat homes, from a whole-house retrofit perspective inclusive of energy efficiency measures and clean heat technologies.

The research seeks to create a definition of hard-to-treat homes and understand the challenges involved, to support the development of policies that will effectively enable retrofitting and decarbonisation of these homes.

This contract is to provide mixed methods research into a variety of research questions related to retrofitting hard-to-treat homes.

This research project will consist of: • Evidence review into hard-to-treat homes: Provide a comprehensive overview of the evidence and latest developments in retrofit design and technology for hard-to-treat properties, highlighting evidence gaps. • Qualitative interviews: Elaborate on the literature base and explore the experiences and views of stakeholders involved in retrofitting hard-to-treat homes. • Presentation of case-studies: Highlight a range of journeys and experiences of retrofitting different types of hard-to-treat properties. • Development of a definition hard-to-treat homes: Identify a spectrum of attributes that make a home hard-to-treat, for a whole-house retrofit perspective.

Please note that the route to market will be via CCS RM6126 Research & Insights DPS (www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6126) and to bid for this work the lead contractor will need to be registered on the CCS RM6126 Research & Insights DPS prior to the requirement being launched.

Please follow the link below to register as a Supplier on CCS RM6126 Research & Insights DPS; https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research