National Buildings Database

Tender description

This is a contract for a research project to produce a national database of all buildings in the UK. This will involve using a data engineering methodology (piloted by a previously commissioned research project) with targeted surveys across all sectors of the non-domestic building stock. A contractor will be procured to: • Apply the prescribed methodology to combine existing data on buildings and energy use; • Design and carry out targeted sector-specific surveys to fill gaps in existing data; • Combine the existing data and surveys to deliver a fully populated national buildings database; • Provide robust documentation, guidance and training on use of the database; • Develop a method for updating the database using underlying existing data; • Develop a method for generating synthetic samples from the database. This database will form the department’s new evidence base for all policy making and analysis on non-domestic buildings. Lot 1: An information event will be held on Tuesday 25th April. The event will be held online via Microsoft Teams. If you are interested in attending, please send the following details to builtenvironmentresearch@beis.gov.uk: • Contact details • Name of organisation Once you have registered your interest, further details about the event will be sent nearer the time.