BE24146 - Model Management and Data Analytics

Description

** This is an Award Notice not a Call for Competition. This Contract has been awarded under Lot 3.2 of BE23183 - Heat Network Zoning Programme - Framework Agreement**

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is appoint a Contractor to 
provide model management and data services for the National Zoning Model (NZM), which 
is being developed to support heat network zoning. 

The NZM workstream to date has established a specification and work backlog for delivery 
of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) by November 2024. The Centre for Sustainable 
Energy have delivered the software development component of the NZM to date and will 
remain in contract as 'NZM developer' to December 2024.This procurement is for a team 
with expertise in energy, software development and agile project delivery to facilitate 
delivery of the NZM workstream, with focus on the operationalisation, management, and 
data analysis activities until March 2025.

This period will focus initially on model testing and QA to enable MVP launch when the 
Heat Network Zoning Policy is live, other activities will include scoping the development for 
subsequent model versions and development of a transition to BAU plan. This will be 
completed working in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team within an existing broader 
programme and with various suppliers and stakeholder groups.

There are related requirements both within the NZM workstream and the broader 
programme, and the NZM team consists of both DESNZ staff and external consultancy 
support.