IEA TCP Alternate Delegates
Awarded to British Geological Survey, Energy Systems Catapult Ltd, Engage Consulting Ltd +5 more
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero(buyer)
- Published
- Published 1 April 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 6 May 2025
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Overview
Contracting authority
52 awarded contracts
London, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PDHQ-2163-WYMH
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Lots (10)
Hydrogen
The Hydrogen TCP coordinates and facilitates R&D across the hydrogen value chain (production, storage, distribution, power, heating, industry) to: accelerate hydrogen implementation optimise environmental protection improve global energy systems and grid management
£37,200Won by Frazer Nash Consultancy LtdGeothermal (including leading an annex on mine energy)
The TCP currently undertakes diverse tasks related to environmental impacts, data collection and information, emerging geothermal technologies, geothermal heating and cooling, mine water energy, and subsurface energy storage. The UK leads the Mine Water Energy Expert group, which facilitates increased exploration of mine water energy across the UK. The Mine Water Symposium 2024 had speakers and workshops which discussed current schemes, modelling mine water energy systems, thermal storage, raising awareness of mine water energy and regulatory needs.
£86,356Won by British Geological SurveySolar Heating and Cooling (SHC)
The SHC TCP covers solar thermal (flat plate, tube collectors, PV Thermal), solar cooling and covers many solar based technologies such as solar reactors (e.g. for production of hydrogen) The TCP has a strong focus on the integration of solar thermal technologies into low carbon systems such as district heating and flexible building heat, the scope is deliberately wide and also covers the use of PV to heat.
£36,000Won by Tony DayDistrict Heating and Cooling (DHC)
The IEA DHC research programme addresses technical and policy issues aimed at lowering environmental impact of heating and cooling. The IEA DHC deals with the design, performance and operation of distribution systems and consumer installations. Currently district heating & cooling is still a relatively nascent albeit fast growing sector in the UK whereas European (and international) countries have a significantly more mature DHC Industries from which the UK can benefit from.
£23,760Won by Engage Consulting LtdUser-Centred Energy Systems
The User-Centred Energy Systems mission is to provide evidence from socio-technical research on the design, social acceptance and usability of clean energy technologies to inform policy making for clean, efficient and secure energy transitions. Objectives focus on areas where user choices and actions play a large role in determining both the variability and overall level of power and energy use.
£38,220Won by University of Plymouth Enterprise LtdBioenergy
Bioenergy currently provides the largest fraction of renewable energy in the UK; over half of the 15.5% share of total energy consumption from renewables in 2023. The mission of IEA Bioenergy is to increase knowledge and understanding of bioenergy systems to facilitate the market deployment of environmentally sound, socially acceptable, and cost-competitive, low-carbon bioenergy systems and technologies, and to advise policy and industrial decision makers accordingly.
£38,400Won by Zoenergy LtdEnergy in Buildings and Communities (EBC)
The EBC TCP coordinates international research and innovation on energy in buildings and communities, with the aim of furthering energy efficiency and decarbonising energy use of the building stock. Projects typically cover a wide range of research themes spanning from integrated planning and community scale energy systems to thermal fabric of individual buildings and monitoring energy use of these through case studies. Current priorities include low tech, robust and affordable technology, energy efficient cooling in hot and humid or dry climates, and holistic solution sets on a district level.
£38,040Won by UCL Consultants LtdInternational Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN)
The ISGAN TCP strives for the accelerated development and deployment around the world of smarter, cleaner electricity grids—as in “smart grids”. ISGAN research explores how electricity grids will play a key role in building system flexibility, maintaining system reliability, and enabling more rapid GHG emission reductions through: Dynamic management of electricity demand Better utilization of existing electricity generation assets Integration of growing supplies of both utility-scale and distributed clean energy systems, especially renewables, battery storage, and the expanding fleet of EVs
£38,400Won by Energy Systems Catapult LtdPhotovoltaics Power Systems (PVPS)
The PVPS TCP conducts joint projects in the application of photovoltaic conversion of solar energy to electricity. This includes tasks related to PV sustainability activities, reliability and performance, transport, off-grid and edge-of-grid PV, and building-integrated PV. The IEA PVPS programme aims to realise its mission through the following objectives: PV technology development Competitive PV markets An environmentally and economically sustainable PV industry Policy recommendations and strategies Impartial and reliable information
£38,400Industrial and Energy Related Technologies and Systems (IETS)
The TCP aims to increase awareness of progress in new technologies and energy efficiency opportunities in industry. The work included in IETS ranges from specific developments of process or energy technologies to overall system aspects, for practically all types of industry types.
£38,400
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £432,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 1 April 2025
- Questions by
- 15 April 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £336,376
- Award date
- 10 June 2025
- Contract period
- 1 June 2025 → 30 March 2029
- Contract length
- 3 years 10 months
- Could run to
- 31 May 2030
- Against estimate
- 22% below
- Bids received
- 4
- British Geological Survey
- Energy Systems Catapult Ltd
- Engage Consulting Ltd
- Frazer Nash Consultancy Ltd
- Tony Day
- UCL Consultants Ltd
- University of Plymouth Enterprise Ltd
- Zoenergy Ltd
This contract ends on 30 March 2029, or 31 May 2030 if every extension is used.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
4
Open and restricted tenders in Research and development services and related consultancy services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 14% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 0% · Quality 100%
- 1. Technical experience in the TCP area. 1a20%
- 1. Technical experience in the TCP area. 1b15%
- 2. Links with community in the technology area30%
- 3. Knowledge transfer plan10%
- 4. Service delivery25%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Research and development services and related consultancy services
£75,332
Median of 4,525 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 4.5× the median.
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero in the last 12 months
65
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
27 August 2025
Contract
12 June 2025
Tender Update
24 April 2025
Tender Update
22 April 2025
Tender Update
1 April 2025
Contract Notice
1 April 2025
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