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# IEA TCP Alternate Delegates

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/iea-tcp-alternate-delegates-ocds-h6vhtk-04fba4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: "IEA TCP Alternate Delegates". Published status: complete. Published Value: £432,000. 10 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 May 2025, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: desnzgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Energy Security & Net Zero](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-energy-security-net-zero-gov-d1380)
- **Published Value:** £432,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 May 2025 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 10
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £336,376 (exc. VAT, 8 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 31 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/iea-tcp-alternate-delegates-ocds-h6vhtk-04fba4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04fba4`

## 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/iea-tcp-alternate-delegates-ocds-h6vhtk-04fba4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [desnzgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2FDESNZgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com%2F.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/iea-tcp-alternate-delegates-ocds-h6vhtk-04fba4#participate

## Description
DESNZ is looking for experts in their field with a strong network of contacts across their industry to act as an Alternate Delegate for the following International Energy Agency (IEA) Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs).
- Hydrogen 
- Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC)
- District Heating and Cooling (DHC)
- User-Centred Energy Systems
- Bioenergy
- Energy in Buildings and Communities (EBC)
- International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN) 
- Photovoltaics Power Systems (PVPS)
- Industrial and Energy Related Technologies and Systems (IETS)
- Geothermal
The general tasks are:
•	Represent the UK in ExCo Meetings
•	Act as the primary liaison between UK industry and the TCP
•	Prepare national annual reports for the IEA on the state of research, technology deployment, policy support and projects
•	Manage and develop the National Team of interested experts, to coordinate tasks and knowledge dissemination
•	Participate in and propose TCP tasks or annexes, which are working groups aimed at delivering a specific task or output, advancing the knowledge base of the relevant TCP area.
•	Knowledge transfer from the TCP to DESNZ through the DESNZ Delegate
•	Prepare a short annual report summarising TCP activities for DESNZ’s monitoring and reviewing purposes in collaboration with the DESNZ Delegate.

## Lots (10)
### Lot 1: Hydrogen
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £38,400
- **Description:** The Hydrogen TCP coordinates and facilitates R&D across the hydrogen value chain (production, storage, distribution, power, heating, industry) to:
accelerate hydrogen implementation
optimise environmental protection
improve global energy systems and ...
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £38,400
- **Description:** The SHC TCP covers solar thermal (flat plate, tube collectors, PV Thermal), solar cooling and covers many solar based technologies such as solar reactors (e.g. for production of hydrogen)  
The TCP has a strong focus on the integration of solar therm...
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £38,400
- **Description:** The IEA DHC research programme addresses technical and policy issues aimed at lowering environmental impact of heating and cooling. 
The IEA DHC deals with the design, performance and operation of distribution systems and consumer installations.
Curr...
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: User-Centred Energy Systems
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £38,400
- **Description:** The User-Centred Energy Systems mission is to provide evidence from socio-technical research on the design, social acceptance and usability of clean energy technologies to inform policy making for clean, efficient and secure energy transitions. 
Obje...
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Bioenergy
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £38,400
- **Description:** Bioenergy currently provides the largest fraction of renewable energy in the UK; over half of the 15.5% share of total energy consumption from renewables in 2023. 
The mission of IEA Bioenergy is to increase knowledge and understanding of bioenergy s...
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Energy in Buildings and Communities (EBC)
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £38,400
- **Description:** The EBC TCP coordinates international research and innovation on energy in buildings and communities, with the aim of furthering energy efficiency and decarbonising energy use of the building stock.
Projects typically cover a wide range of research t...
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN)
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £38,400
- **Description:** The ISGAN TCP strives for the accelerated development and deployment around the world of smarter, cleaner electricity grids—as in “smart grids”. 
ISGAN research explores how electricity grids will play a key role in building system flexibility, maint...
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Photovoltaics Power Systems (PVPS)
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £38,400
- **Description:** The PVPS TCP conducts joint projects in the application of photovoltaic conversion of solar energy to electricity. This includes tasks related to PV sustainability activities, reliability and performance, transport, off-grid and edge-of-grid PV, and ...
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: Industrial and Energy Related Technologies and Systems (IETS)
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £38,400
- **Description:** The TCP aims to increase awareness of progress in new technologies and energy efficiency opportunities in industry. 
The work included in IETS ranges from specific developments of process or energy technologies to overall system aspects, for practica...
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 10: Geothermal (including leading an annex on mine energy)
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £86,400
- **Description:** The TCP currently undertakes diverse tasks related to environmental impacts, data collection and information, emerging geothermal technologies, geothermal heating and cooling, mine water energy, and subsurface energy storage. 
The UK leads the Mine W...
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (10)
- **Award:** -1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 10/06/2025

- **Award:** -2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 10/06/2025

- **Award:** IEA TCP Alternate Delegates - Lot 1 - Hydrogen (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-172289`
  - Value: £37,200 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/06/2025

- **Award:** IEA TCP Alternate Delegates - Lot 2 - Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Tony Day**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PVWZ-9221-TWRJ`
  - Value: £36,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/06/2025

- **Award:** IEA TCP Alternate Delegates - Lot 3 - District Heating and Cooling (DHC) (active)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **Engage Consulting Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-64891`
  - Value: £23,760 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/06/2025

- **Award:** IEA TCP Alternate Delegates - Lot 4 - User-Centred Energy Systems (active)
  - Award id: `4`
  - Supplier(s): **UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:03707827`
  - Value: £38,220 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/06/2025

- **Award:** IEA TCP Alternate Delegates - Lot 5 - Bioenergy (active)
  - Award id: `5`
  - Supplier(s): **Zoenergy Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90870`
  - Value: £38,400 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/06/2025

- **Award:** IEA TCP Alternate Delegates - Lot 6 - Energy in Buildings and Communities (EBC) (active)
  - Award id: `6`
  - Supplier(s): **UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-164119`
  - Value: £38,040 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/06/2025

- **Award:** IEA TCP Alternate Delegates - Lot 7 - International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN) (active)
  - Award id: `7`
  - Supplier(s): **ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-168981`
  - Value: £38,400 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/06/2025

- **Award:** IEA TCP Alternate Delegates - Lot 10 - Geothermal (active)
  - Award id: `8`
  - Supplier(s): **British Geological Survey**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-178014`
  - Value: £86,356 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/06/2025

## Contracts (8)
- **Contract:** Lot 5 - Bioenergy (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,720
  - Signed Date: 12/08/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Hydrogen (active)
  - Signed Value: £35,712
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Solar Heating and Cooling (active)
  - Signed Value: £28,800
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 3 - District Heating and Cooling (active)
  - Signed Value: £22,810
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 4 - User-Centred Energy Systems (active)
  - Signed Value: £36,691
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 6 - Energy in Buildings and Communities (active)
  - Signed Value: £36,518
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7 - International Smart Grid Action Network (active)
  - Signed Value: £36,864
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 10 - Geothermal (active)
  - Signed Value: £82,902
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012379-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-27T08:58:53.000Z
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