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Conducting tests for HEM:FHS Model development

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 02:11.

Opportunity overview

To validate the performance of the home energy model future homes standard wrapper (HEM:FHS); by comparing the model predictions against actual results from tests run in controlled standardised conditions. The requirement is for 6 separate tests, to cover a variety of key scenarios, featuring two weather conditions, two heating patterns, and two setups of heating (underfloor or radiators).  The results from the experiments will need to be supplied in a report containing the raw data from each of the six experiments to enable further analysis by the HEM quality assurance contractors and DESNZ HEM analyst team.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

The University of Salford

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Published award value
£102k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Location
Manchester, UKD34, M5 4WT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-061232
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This requirement outcome will provide DESNZ with assurance of accuracy and quality of the HEM:FHS model currently being built for DESNZ . The facility owned by the University offers DESNZ with a unique opportunity to test its HEM:FHS wrapper model suitability in the development stages of this model. The rational for this direct award is under Direct award Justification under The Procurement Act Schedule 5 Prototypes and development 2 - The public contract concerns the production of a prototype, or supply of other novel goods or services, for the purpose of— (a)testing the suitability of the goods or services, (b)researching the viability of producing or supplying the goods or services at scale and developing them for that purpose, or (c)other research, experiment, study or development.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Id
GB-PPON-PDHQ-2163-WYMH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDHQ-2163-WYMH

Address

Street Address
55 Whitehall
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2HP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
The University of Salford
Id
GB-FTS-173005

Address

Street Address
Joule House
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M5 4WT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD34

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Validation of HEM:FHS Model Development
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98113000
Description
Services furnished by specialist organisations

Value

Including VAT
122,364
Amount
101,970
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-173005
Name
The University of Salford

Contract period

Starts
2 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2026, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Time only extension to enable valiadation and testing requirement to be completed

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008121-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jan 2026, 14:52
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
23 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2HP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 008121-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·