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title: "Net Zero Accelerator (phase two) - North West"
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# Net Zero Accelerator (phase two) - North West

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/net-zero-accelerator-phase-two-north-west-ocds-h6vhtk-05952c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Net Zero Accelerator (phase two) - North West". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £6,030,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05952c`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **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/net-zero-accelerator-phase-two-north-west-ocds-h6vhtk-05952c#tl-md)

## Description
This VEAT notice relates to the modification of a Department for Education contract for the appointment of a delivery partner in the North West to deliver the Net Zero Accelerator project to selected schools and colleges in those regions which aims to reduce carbon emissions through energy efficiency upgrades, decarbonisation planning, and sustainability engagement.
This modification will add an additional 20 schools and colleges to the North West, in addition to the 47 sites initially accommodated for in the contract and the 10 additional sites permitted within it's extension option, resulting in a total of 77 sites. This notice also confirms that the Department has exercised it's contractual right to add 10 additional schools to the contract, as permitted by Regulation 72(1)(a).
Aside from the increased volume of sites, there are no changes to deliverables and outcomes of the contracts. Consequently, the total value of each contract will increase by approximately 29.03%, up to a maximum of £6,030,000, please see the Description of the procurement for further details. These modifications are permitted under Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, please see section D for further justification information. All values listed exclude VAT.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 71000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** This requirement was competed compliantly via an open-procedure multi-lot tender. When the original contract award notices were published, an error occurred in which only the minimum contract value of £2,596,000 was disclosed. This figure did not ref...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Net Zero Accelerator (phase two) - North West (active)
  - Award id: `054383-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Barker Associates (Essex) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-162408`
  - Value: £6,030,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Net Zero Accelerator (phase two) - North West (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,030,000
  - Signed Date: 02/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F054383-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-05T14:36:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T00:53:46.317Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05952c