Crown Commercial Service – Demand Management and Renewables DPS

Eligibility

All UK government and public sector bodies are eligible for this framework, including:

• Government departments;
• Executive agencies of government;
• Non-Departmental Public Bodies
• Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs);
• Police forces;
• Fire and rescue services;
• Ambulance services;
• Maritime and coastguard agency services;
• NHS bodies;
• Educational bodies or establishments including state schools, academies, colleges, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), further education colleges and universities;
• Hospices;
• National Parks;
• Housing associations, including registered social landlords;
• Third sector and charities;
• Citizens advice bodies;
• Councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils, community councils, London borough councils, unitary councils, metropolitan councils, parish councils;
• Public corporations;
• Public financial bodies or institutions;
• Public pension funds;
• Central banks; and
• Civil service bodies, including public sector buying organisations.

Core Consultancy Services

GEP Environmental have been appointed to the Demand Management and Renewables DPS for the following Lots:

Design and Feasibility Study for:

• Building Management System
• Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Energy Performance Certificates
• Energy Storage
• Heat Pumps
• LED Lighting
• Solar Photovoltaic
• Building Retrofit
• Net Zero Strategy
• Policy Delivery - Climate Change
• Policy Delivery - Environmental Services

Geography

The CCS Demand Management and Renewables DPS offers its services to organisations throughout the UK. Delivering from our head office in Winchester, our team is well versed in providing excellent services to organisations in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Benefits

The benefits of this framework include:

• Suppliers of all sizes who are seeking opportunities to provide services to the public sector can join this agreement
• Access to an increased scope and range of services
• Ability to create bespoke specifications, competitions and contracts (this means you are able to make changes so that they meet your specific needs)
• Enables streamlined further competitions with capable suppliers by using filters to create supplier shortlists
• Supports localism and social value by enabling appointed suppliers to bid for business either locally, regionally or nationally
• Reduces your costs and procurement process time scales through the ‘further competition’ procedure
• Offers the opportunity to directly access a wider supply chain for specialist services or one off needs
• Flexible contract terms including public sector contract and New Engineering Contracts (NEC) and Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) industry terms
• Supports government policy delivery within wider energy technologies
• Provides flexibility to meet the wider governments Carbon Net Zero (CNZ) 2050 target and any future decarbonisation legislation

Background

This framework, beginning in 2022 and scheduled to complete use in 2026, supports public sector carbon net zero strategies by providing a range of energy products and services. For more information about Crown Commercial Service – Demand Management and Renewables DPS, click here.