This Framework will aim to support ESC's mission to unleash innovation and open new markets to capture the clean growth opportunity.
ESC was set up to accelerate the transformation of the UK's energy system and ensure businesses and consumers capture the opportunities of clean growth.
ESC is an independent, not-for-profit centre of excellence that bridges the gap between industry, government, academia and research - with around 200 staff covering a variety of technical, commercial and policy expertise.
ESC takes a whole system view - from power, heat and transport to industry, infrastructure digitalisation and consumers - helping us identify and address innovation priorities and market barriers to decarbonise the energy system and deliver value to energy consumers.
ESC supports various organisations to develop, market test and scale the products, services and value chains required to get to Net Zero.
In the application pack you will find the details of how to apply to be an appointed supplier with the minimum criteria you must meet in order to be appointed.
All suppliers who meet the selection criteria will be appointed to the DPS and there is no limit on the number of suppliers who can be appointed. Suppliers can apply to join the DPS at any point during its lifetime. It is currently envisaged to run for at least 4 years and may well be extended providing it is still fit for purpose.
ESC operates from offices in Birmingham. Project Meetings may be required. Appointed Suppliers may be required to attend kick off meetings at ESC Office in Birmingham or any suitable location in the UK and/or via a Conference call using one of the conferencing services such as MS Teams, Skype or Global Meet whichever ESC is using at that time.
Lot Structure
Lot 1 - Business Strategy, Policy and Thought Leadership
Lot 2 - Energy System Expertise
Lot 3 - Modelling and Support
Lot 4 - Project Support & Ancillary Services
Lot 5 - Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy Services
All Suppliers who are successfully appointed to the DPS will be automatically added to Lot 5 - Multi-Disciplinary Services. This Lot will be used where ESC has a requirement that is not specifically suited to any other Lots detailed in the Scope document.
You can if you wish to, apply solely for Lot 5 if you do not want to apply to any other Lot.
To receive the application pack for this DPS, you must email Procurement@es.catapult.org.uk
Business Strategy, Policy and Thought Leadership
This Lot is broken down into 6 sub lots, please refer to the Scope document in the application pack for further details.
Energy System Expertise
This Lot is broken down into 3 sub lots, please refer to the Scope document in the application pack for further details.
Modelling and Support
This Lot is broken down into 3 sub lots, please refer to the Scope document in the application pack for further details.
Project Support & Ancillary Services
This Lot is broken down into 2 sub lots, please refer to the Scope document in the application pack for further details.
Multi-disciplinary advisory services
Multidisciplinary advisory services cover a broad range of consultancy services, it is anticipated that this lot will be used for general management consultancy. In addition, where the scope of work is particularly wide ranging and broad in nature and the scope of service does not fall under any of the other lots.
The skills required in this lot are to provide expertise to support the scoping and concept design of energy system projects highlighted but not limited to the projects on the ESC web pages. To qualify for this lot you must be able to clearly demonstrate the skills and experience your organisation offers aligns to ESC projects on our web site.
