TVCA-PROC-0210 Hub Technical Assistance Framework

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Tees Valley Combined Authority Tees Valley Combined Authority and the NEY Net Zero Hub wish to establish a technical assistance framework to provide access on an as-needed basis to a range of complementary technical expertise to augment its existing capacity and provide enhanced support within and across its workstreams to achieve its objectives.

It is intended that the Framework may also be accessed by the Hub’s Partners and Local Authorities to support them in their endeavours.

Successful bidders may be required to provide the following services in respect of their Lot delivery: - Consultation and provision of advice/expertise around a specific matter or project on a time limited basis - Delivery of a report, study or toolkit in response to a specification - Delivery of training and upskilling activity on a 1-1 or 1-many basis, in a direct or online capacity.

The Lots are identified as follows: Lot 1A –Technical Support for low carbon technologies – energy generation and storage (including heat decarbonisation) Lot 1B - Technical Support for low carbon technologies – energy reduction and circularity (including retrofit, circular economy and natural carbon sequestration) Lot 2 – Technical Support for net zero project planning and development (including project identification and initiation, Green Book business cases, carbon literacy, delivery models and energy auditing).

Lot 3 – Technical Support for commercial case development (including cost estimates, investment models, investment portfolio development, bid writing) Lot 4 – Technical Support for specialist legal/procurement/financial services for net zero (including governance structures, contracts and tendering) Lot 5 – Technical Support for governance and assurance (including appraisal of applications and project proposals, due diligence and auditing)