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title: "Decarbonisation Consultant - Soft Market Testing 2023"
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# Decarbonisation Consultant - Soft Market Testing 2023

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/decarbonisation-consultant-soft-market-testing-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03ef92). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Essex: "Decarbonisation Consultant - Soft Market Testing 2023". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Essex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-essex-urn-133805)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Energy-efficiency consultancy services, Environmental engineering consultancy services, Environmental issues consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ef92`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/decarbonisation-consultant-soft-market-testing-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03ef92#tl-md)

## Description
The University requires a plan setting out the enhancements required to its built environment, to realise its aspirations and to formalise its journey to net zero scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2035. The University also wishes to gain clarity what capital will be required to achieve net zero scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2035 and as the estates heating is decarbonised, how the energy mix will alter.
The requirements are split across four parts as follows:
•	Part 1 - Detailed scoping of buildings across three campuses.
•	Part 2 - Carbon management/decarbonisation plan.
•	Part 3 - Energy mix exercise as heating is decarbonised.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71314300, 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The University requires a plan setting out the enhancements required to its built environment, to realise its aspirations and to formalise its journey to net zero scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2035. The University also wishes to gain clarity what...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023747-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-14T14:02:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:14:50.564Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ef92