Conducting tests for HEM:FHS Model development
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£102k
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
16 Feb 2026
Description
To validate the performance of the home energy model future homes standard wrapper (HEM:FHS); by comparing the model predictions against actual results from tests run in controlled standardised conditions. The requirement is for 6 separate tests, to cover a variety of key scenarios, featuring two weather conditions, two heating patterns, and two setups of heating (underfloor or radiators). The results from the experiments will need to be supplied in a report containing the raw data from each of the six experiments to enable further analysis by the HEM quality assurance contractors and DESNZ HEM analyst team.
Scope
- Reference
- prj_6501
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£102k
Award date
13 Feb 2026
Contract start
27 Feb 2026
Contract end
31 Mar 2026
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 13 Feb 2026 · Contract period 27 Feb 2026 — 31 Mar 2026
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