Official UK procurement notice
Retrofit Academy Membership · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Midlands Net Zero Hub, as the regional consortium lead for BEIS-funded energy efficient retrofit schemes across the Midlands, is purchasing membership of The Retrofit Academy CIC Centre of Excellence on behalf of its consortium members. Membership includes tailored one to one support and bespoke training packages for each member. In addition, the Hub is paying the Retrofit Academy to update their existing Retrofit Toolkit and to increase accessibility to support Local Authorities across the region.
CPV: Membership organisation services · Services related to the preparation of training manuals · Technical support services · Technical training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract will provide all participating authorities across the Midlands with…
The contract will provide all participating authorities across the Midlands with support and advice in delivering their BEIS-funded energy efficient retrofit schemes. This includes Centre of Excellence membership and one to one support for each consortium member of MNZH Sustainable Warmth and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund delivery including bespoke training programme for all Midlands members, and updating their existing freely available toolkit and increasing accessibility to support Local Authorities.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Sept 2022, 17:22 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2022, 17:22 BST
- Authority reference
CPU5729- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025851- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
- Membership of the Centre of Excellence.
The Retrofit Academy is the Centre of Excellence, and as such is the only option for membership. As the Centre of Excellence, they have the existing resources, trainers and technical advisors to learn and implement best practise that nobody else offers. The membership includes tailored support and training package for each member. TRA are the only accredited provider of:
- Certificate in Domestic Retrofit Advice
- Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment
- Diploma in Retrofit Coordination & Risk Management
These courses are accredited through an awarding body (OCNWM) who are regulated under OFQUAL, and so are fully and properly accredited training qualifications. Any other provider would have to develop their own bespoke training package, and get accreditation.
- Updating existing toolkit and increasing accessibility to support Local Authorities
The Retrofit Toolkit has been developed by Retrofit Academy specifically to support these projects. As they own the intellectual property rights in the Toolkit, any other provider appointed would have to build their own from scratch, assuming they have access to the necessary expertise to do so.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE RETROFIT ACADEMY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYSME | £410,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 025851-2022-1 · THE RETROFIT ACADEMY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYSME
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2022
- Value
- £410,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Retrofit Academy Community Interest CompanyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.