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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
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- 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
- 16 Feb 2026, 09:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 09:51 BST
- Authority reference
prj_6501- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076048- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065486Find a Tender
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026- Contract award notice published16 Feb 2026, 09:33 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 May 2026, 12:20 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published11 Aug 2026, 09:51 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed11 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
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 Development27 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2026Extensions: Time only to enable validation and testing requirement to be completed if required | £101,970 | 13 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Validation of HEM:FHS Model Development · The University of Salford
- Signed
- 26 Feb 2026
- Value
- £101,970
- Period
- 27 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Time only to enable validation and testing requirement to be completed if required
- Change proposed 11 Aug 2026 contract change notice published, new end date 31 May 2027 · extensions to 31 Aug 2027
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- The University of SalfordAwarded supplier
- The University of SalfordAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Redacted copy of contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender