FM21105 - Technical services to maintain the methodology for calculating energy performance of domestic buildings

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***THIS PIN NOTICE IS TO NOTIFY SUPPLIERS OF A POTENTIAL UPCOMING REQUIREMENT THAT WILL BE ADVERTISED USING THE CCS RM3824 HEAT NETWORKS AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ASSETS DPS, PLEASE SEE THE LOT AND FILTER OPTIONS BELOW THAT WILL APPLY TO THIS OPPOTUNITY*** Lot - Lot 1: Service 1 (Technical) > Energy Efficiency in Buildings > Project Value £1m - £5m This potential opportunity will consist of three lots covering the following areas: The contractor for Lot 1 will be required to publish, introduce, and maintain the latest version of SAP and RdSAP 10. They will be responsible for maintenance and development of the two databases where manufacturers submit the specific performance data for their products for inclusion in SAP calculations, the Product Characteristic Database (PCDB) and Appendix Q databases. Further work specified within the contract includes maintenance and development of the Occupancy Assessment Methodology (OAM) on the Simple Energy Advice website and Green Deal scheme and website maintenance for improved accuracy on the SEA website. The contractor for Lot 2 will be responsible for the maintenance of third party produced SAP software, certifying eight assessor schemes software for use to produce Energy Performance Certificates. A separate contractor for Lot 3 will be responsible for the quality assurance of the SAP model and will monitor and evaluate the contractor for work specified above. They will also be responsible for the running of independent groups, the SAP Industry Forum (SAPIF) and SAP Scientific Integrity Group (SAPSIG). If you would like further details on the CCS HELGA framework please contact : rm3824@crowncommercial.gov.uk or visit https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM3824 Where a supplier is interested in bidding for this opportunity you will need to ensure you have registered with CCS to be a supplier on this DPS, details of how this can be done can be seen below: Onboarding Process: support@nqc.com or contact 0161 393 4191 Link to the DPS registration page is : https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#utilitiesandfuels Additional information: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, alongside UK Shared Business Services, will be hosting a Microsoft Teams meeting to further discuss this requirement before it goes live to the open market. This Market Engagement day will be held on Tuesday 20th April 2020 at 11:00am. In order to book a slot on this meeting, please can you provide the following information to FMProcurement@uksbs.co.uk, marking the email FTO Jacob Morris and referencing our unique reference number of FM21105. - Attendee Name - Attendee Email Address - Organisation Name - Are you already a member of the HELGA Framework?