Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Desnz
- Supplier
- Gemserv Limited
- Value
- £2,076,720
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development consultancy services (CPV 73200000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Apr 2024
- Published25 Mar 2025Published 333 days after the contract date
Description
**Please note this is an award notice, not a competition. This contract has been awarded via the Crown Commercial Services - RM6313 - Demand Management and Renewables DPS ** The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has a requirement to appoint a supplier to support the design and operation of the Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme (HNTAS) pilot programme. The Energy Act 2023 provides for Ofgem to be appointed as regulator of the heat networks sector and grants Ofgem the power to authorise individuals to operate heat networks and undertake supply activity. Ofgem will grant authorisation to a heat network operator, provided that the operator's network meets certain authorisation conditions. The Energy Act provides for compliance with minimum technical standards to be included as one of these conditions. This lays the foundation for technical standards secondary legislation which is expected to come into force in 2025 to introduce mandated minimum technical standards for heat…
About the supplier
Gemserv Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04419878).