IEA TCP Alternate Delegates
Department for Energy Security & Net ZerocontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-04fba4Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive
Estimated value
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Awarded value
£336k
Suppliers
8
3 SME
Lots
10
10 awarded
Published
12 Jun 2025
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.
Scope
- Reference
- prj_5236
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 25 May 2025 to 30 Mar 2029Possible extension to 29 Mar 2030
Extension for upto 12 months available on case by case basis if discussed and agreed with TCP Co-ordinator
- CPV classifications
- 73110000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Technical experience in the TCP area. 1a | 1a – Understanding of the sector in the UK and internationally Please provide your interpretation of the challenges and opportunities in the technology area. Your answer can include (but is not limited to): markets, technologies, standards, regulations, innovations, research areas, knowledge gaps, barriers and issues? An excellent answer will be backed up by evidence (e.g. related publications, presentations, projects), and demonstrate the individual’s expertise both within the UK and internationally. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond two pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. | quality | 20.00% |
| 1. Technical experience in the TCP area. 1b | 1b. Developing research tasks and leading working groups Please provide evidence of expertise for participating and leading specific research tasks. Skills required include: setting up new tasks relative to the subject area, identifying gaps, preparing review reports, reviewing research proposals, chairing or participating in steering boards or international committees. An excellent answer will demonstrate ability through past examples. Based on your answer for 1a, please propose at least two research topics for annexes which could benefit from the IEA international platform to develop better understanding or deployment of the technology area. Please demonstrate your capability to chair at a level commensurate with the role i.e. at a UK/international level for relevant bodies such as DESNZ or other leading institutions or bodies in their field. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond two pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. A CV of max 3 pages must be included as an appendix to this question | quality | 15.00% |
| 2. Links with community in the technology area | Part of the tasks as Alternate Delegate is to liaise between the TCP and a National Team of UK experts in the technology area, and act as the focal point to disseminate TCP activities in that community. Please present your links to individuals and organisations working in the technology area in the UK. Please map out the links across industry, academia, NGOs and government. An excellent answer will be determined through evidence of participating in collaborative projects, with higher levels of assurance linked to evidence since 2018. Examples could include grant applications, participation in steering boards, etc. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages. Anything beyond this will not be included in the assessment. Short supporting letters can be included as appendices. | quality | 30.00% |
| 3. Knowledge transfer plan | Part of the role requirement is to build knowledge and understanding of the technology area in DESNZ. Please indicate a plan to impart technical knowledge and links with industry to the DESNZ Delegates and the IEA TCP as a whole. This answer can include suggestions of conferences to attend, presentations, jointly preparing reports, etc. The answer to this question is limited to 1 page. Anything beyond this will not be included in the assessment. | quality | 10.00% |
| 4. Service delivery | Please indicate how you plan on delivering the requirement. The answer should explain how you plan on fitting the role with your existing responsibilities, your planned communication style with the DESNZ Delegate, and a plan for participating in IEA TCP annexes and working groups. The answer should use the tasks mapped out in the relevant pricing model (Section 16.2) as a basis of the service delivery plan. Excellent answers would explain how you plan on delivering the suggested tasks, how they fit with your working pattern, and include an example high level timetable, showing periods where you are likely to be unavailable (e.g. due to teaching). The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages. Anything beyond this will not be included in the assessment | quality | 25.00% |
| 1. Technical experience in the TCP area. 1a | 1a – Understanding of the sector in the UK and internationally Please provide your interpretation of the challenges and opportunities in the technology area. Your answer can include (but is not limited to): markets, technologies, standards, regulations, innovations, research areas, knowledge gaps, barriers and issues? An excellent answer will be backed up by evidence (e.g. related publications, presentations, projects), and demonstrate the individual’s expertise both within the UK and internationally. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond two pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. | quality | 20.00% |
| 1. Technical experience in the TCP area. 01b – 15% | 1b. Developing research tasks and leading working groups Please provide evidence of expertise for participating and leading specific research tasks. Skills required include: setting up new tasks relative to the subject area, identifying gaps, preparing review reports, reviewing research proposals, chairing or participating in steering boards or international committees. An excellent answer will demonstrate ability through past examples. Based on your answer for 1a, please propose at least two research topics for annexes which could benefit from the IEA international platform to develop better understanding or deployment of the technology area. Please demonstrate your capability to chair at a level commensurate with the role i.e. at a UK/international level for relevant bodies such as DESNZ or other leading institutions or bodies in their field. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond two pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. A CV of max 3 pages must be included as an appendix to this question. | quality | 15.00% |
| 1.Technical experience in the TCP area. 1a | 01a – Understanding of the sector in the UK and internationally Please provide your interpretation of the challenges and opportunities in the technology area. Your answer can include (but is not limited to): markets, technologies, standards, regulations, innovations, research areas, knowledge gaps, barriers and issues? An excellent answer will be backed up by evidence (e.g. related publications, presentations, projects), and demonstrate the individual’s expertise both within the UK and internationally. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond two pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. | quality | 20.00% |
| 1. Technical experience in the TCP area. 1b | 01b. Developing research tasks and leading working groups Please provide evidence of expertise for participating and leading specific research tasks. Skills required include: setting up new tasks relative to the subject area, identifying gaps, preparing review reports, reviewing research proposals, chairing or participating in steering boards or international committees. An excellent answer will demonstrate ability through past examples. Based on your answer for 1a, please propose at least two research topics for annexes which could benefit from the IEA international platform to develop better understanding or deployment of the technology area. Please demonstrate your capability to chair at a level commensurate with the role i.e. at a UK/international level for relevant bodies such as DESNZ or other leading institutions or bodies in their field. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond two pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. A CV of max 3 pages must be included as an appendix to this question. | quality | 15.00% |
| 1.Technical experience in the TCP area. 1a | 1a – Understanding of the sector in the UK and internationally Please provide your interpretation of the challenges and opportunities in the technology area. Your answer can include (but is not limited to): markets, technologies, standards, regulations, innovations, research areas, knowledge gaps, barriers and issues? An excellent answer will be backed up by evidence (e.g. related publications, presentations, projects), and demonstrate the individual’s expertise both within the UK and internationally. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond two pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. | quality | 20.00% |
| Technical experience in the TCP area. 1b | 1b. Developing research tasks and leading working groups Please provide evidence of expertise for participating and leading specific research tasks. Skills required include: setting up new tasks relative to the subject area, identifying gaps, preparing review reports, reviewing research proposals, chairing or participating in steering boards or international committees. An excellent answer will demonstrate ability through past examples. Based on your answer for 1a, please propose at least two research topics for annexes which could benefit from the IEA international platform to develop better understanding or deployment of the technology area. Please demonstrate your capability to chair at a level commensurate with the role i.e. at a UK/international level for relevant bodies such as DESNZ or other leading institutions or bodies in their field. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond two pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. A CV of max 3 pages must be included as an appendix to this question. | quality | 15.00% |
| 4. Service delivery | Please indicate how you plan on delivering the requirement. The answer should explain how you plan on fitting the role with your existing responsibilities, your planned communication style with the DESNZ Delegate, and a plan for participating in IEA TCP annexes and working groups. The answer should use the tasks mapped out in the relevant pricing model (Section 16.2) as a basis of the service delivery plan. Excellent answers would explain how you plan on delivering the suggested tasks, how they fit with your working pattern, and include an example high level timetable, showing periods where you are likely to be unavailable (e.g. due to teaching). The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages. Anything beyond this will not be included in the assessment. | quality | 25.00% |
| Service delivery | Please indicate how you plan on delivering the requirement. The answer should explain how you plan on fitting the role with your existing responsibilities, your planned communication style with the DESNZ Delegate, and a plan for participating in IEA TCP annexes and working groups. The answer should use the tasks mapped out in the relevant pricing model (Section 16.2) as a basis of the service delivery plan. Excellent answers would explain how you plan on delivering the suggested tasks, how they fit with your working pattern, and include an example high level timetable, showing periods where you are likely to be unavailable (e.g. due to teaching). The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages. Anything beyond this will not be included in the assessment. | quality | 25.00% |
| 1a-Technical experience in the TCP area. | 1a – Understanding of the sector in the UK and internationally Please provide your interpretation of the challenges and opportunities in the technology area. Your answer can include (but is not limited to): markets, technologies, standards, regulations, innovations, research areas, knowledge gaps, barriers and issues? An excellent answer will be backed up by evidence (e.g. related publications, presentations, projects), and demonstrate the individual’s expertise both within the UK and internationally. Please provide your interpretation of challenges in the annex area in particular (Mine water energy systems for Lot 10). The answer to this question is limited to 3 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond three pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. | quality | 20.00% |
| 1b- Technical experience in the TCP area. | 01b – Developing research tasks and leading working groups Please provide evidence of expertise for participating and leading specific research tasks. Skills required include: setting up new tasks relative to the subject area, identifying gaps, preparing review reports, reviewing research proposals, chairing or participating in steering boards or international committees. An excellent answer will demonstrate ability through past examples. Based on your answer for 1a, please propose at least two research topics for annexes which could benefit from the IEA international platform to develop better understanding or deployment of the technology area. Please demonstrate your capability to chair at a level commensurate with the role i.e. at a UK/international level for relevant bodies such as DESNZ or other leading institutions or bodies in their field. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond two pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. A CV of max 3 pages must be included as an appendix to this question | quality | 15.00% |
| 2. Links with community in the technology area | Part of the tasks as Alternate Delegate is to liaise between the TCP and a National Team of UK experts in the technology area, and act as the focal point to disseminate TCP activities in that community. Please map out the links across industry, academia, NGOs and government. An excellent answer will be determined through evidence of participating in collaborative projects, with higher levels of assurance linked to evidence since 2018. Examples could include grant applications, participation in steering boards, etc. Demonstration of links related to the annex area are required for an excellent answer. The answer to this question is limited to 3 pages. Anything beyond this will not be included in the assessment. Short supporting letters can be included as appendices. | quality | 30.00% |
| 4. Service Delivery | please indicate how you plan on delivering the requirement. The answer should explain how you plan on fitting the role with your existing responsibilities, your planned communication style with the DESNZ Delegate, and a plan for participating in IEA TCP annexes and working groups. The answer should include the likely working pattern, and periods where you are likely to be unavailable (e.g. due to teaching). The answer should use the tasks mapped out in the relevant pricing scenario (Section 16.2) as a basis of the service delivery plan. Excellent answers would explain how you plan on delivering the suggested tasks, how they fit with your working pattern, and include an example high level timetable, showing periods where you are likely to be unavailable (e.g. due to teaching). As this lot includes being the operating agent an annex, the service delivery plan should present a brief programme of work for leading the relevant annex. This can include key collaborators, suggestions of dates for meetings, and types of information that the AD intends to gather through the annex work. The answer to this question is limited to 3 pages. Anything beyond this will not be included in the assessmen. | quality | 25.00% |
| 1. Technical experience in the TCP area. 01a | 1a – Understanding of the sector in the UK and internationally Please provide your interpretation of the challenges and opportunities in the technology area. Your answer can include (but is not limited to): markets, technologies, standards, regulations, innovations, research areas, knowledge gaps, barriers and issues? An excellent answer will be backed up by evidence (e.g. related publications, presentations, projects), and demonstrate the individual’s expertise both within the UK and internationally. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages, excluding reference list. Anything beyond two pages will not be read, but the reference list will be cross-referenced. | quality | 20.00% |
| 2. Links with community in the technology area | Part of the tasks as Alternate Delegate is to liaise between the TCP and a National Team of UK experts in the technology area, and act as the focal point to disseminate TCP activities in that community. Please present your links to individuals and organisations working in the technology area in the UK. Please map out the links across industry, academia, NGOs and government. An excellent answer will be determined through evidence of participating in collaborative projects, with higher levels of assurance linked to evidence since 2018. Examples could include grant applications, participation in steering boards, etc. The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages. Anything beyond this will not be included in the assessment. Short supporting letters can be included as appendices. | quality | 30.00% |
| 4.Service delivery | Please indicate how you plan on delivering the requirement. The answer should explain how you plan on fitting the role with your existing responsibilities, your planned communication style with the DESNZ Delegate, and a plan for participating in IEA TCP annexes and working groups. The answer should use the tasks mapped out in the relevant pricing model (Section 16.2) as a basis of the service delivery plan. Excellent answers would explain how you plan on delivering the suggested tasks, how they fit with your working pattern, and include an example high level timetable, showing periods where you are likely to be unavailable (e.g. due to teaching). The answer to this question is limited to 2 pages. Anything beyond this will not be included in the assessment. | quality | 25.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 10 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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Awarded to
FC
CH 02562870
UO
CH 03707827
UC
CH 03332258
ES
CH 08705784
Lots · 10 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hydrogen | £38k | complete |
| 2 | Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) | £38k | complete |
| 3 | District Heating and Cooling (DHC) | £38k | complete |
| 4 | User-Centred Energy Systems | £38k | complete |
| 5 | Bioenergy | £38k | complete |