Official UK procurement notice
Conducting tests for HEM:FHS Model development
Authority: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jan 2026, 14:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jan 2026, 14:52 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008121- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061232Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Prototypes Development
- Published justification
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.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published29 Jan 2026, 14:52 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of SalfordValidation of HEM:FHS Model Development2 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2026Extensions: Time only extension to enable valiadation and testing requirement to be completed | £101,970 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The University of SalfordAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender