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The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero is procuring contractors to deliver Phase 3 of the Homes for Net Zero research programme, a multiyear, large‑scale trial involving approximately 1,250 owner‑occupied homes. The programme seeks to evaluate practical, scalable pathways to decarbonise complex and space‑constrained domestic properties, with a particular focus on low‑carbon heating solutions such as air‑source heat pumps, reversible air‑to‑air systems and alternative electric domestic hot water options. Researchers will also assess real‑world performance, cost implications and user experience while addressing resilience to climate extremes, including overheating mitigation.

This procurement is organised into four interlinked lots. Lot 1 provides comprehensive trial management, participant coordination, data collection and monitoring operations, and an innovation test bed; Lot 2 focuses on data integration, technical analysis and the development of an analytical framework; Lot 3 designs consumer engagement strategies, delivers social research, and outlines pathways to accelerate uptake of low‑carbon heating; and Lot 4 is responsible for the design, installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance of heat‑pump and electric heating systems, together with the specification and deployment of monitoring equipment. Partnerships across the lots and alignment with related programmes such as Built Environment Adaptation and Resilience and the Heat Pump Ready Programme are essential to the success of the trial.

Deliverables include annually published research findings, trial delivery summaries, publicly accessible datasets (subject to GDPR), thematic briefs and a final comprehensive report that will directly inform policy development on clean heat, energy efficiency and climate resilience. All data handling and system installations must be performed in compliance with GDPR and meet UK energy labeling and safety standards for heat pump systems.

The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is inviting providers to join a comprehensive framework for specialist care and support at home, targeting individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health challenges. The programme is designed to transform community‑based care by placing the person’s strengths, aspirations, and preferences at the core of service delivery, moving away from a traditional time‑and‑task model toward an outcomes‑focused, person‑centred approach. This strategic shift aims to empower users and enable them to live satisfying lives in safe, connected environments.

The framework is structured around six distinct service lots: Specialist Care and Support at Home, Housing Related Support Services, Supported Living (Regulated), Supported Living (Unregulated), Specialist Supported Living Services, and Provision of Individual Service Funds. Each lot represents a specific category of support services, offering flexibility and choice to meet diverse user needs while maintaining consistent standards of care across the council’s jurisdictions. Providers will be evaluated on the quality of service provision and, to a lesser extent, on price, with options for renewal through two consecutive 12‑month extensions.

All awarded services must adhere to the national Care Quality Commission standards and demonstrate compliance with the National Health Service and Social Care Act 2014 principles, ensuring that each professional provision consistently supports the framework’s outcomes‑focused, flexible, and person‑centred care philosophy.

Caerphilly County Borough Council is procuring a comprehensive framework for the supply of new bus shelters and their associated parts, with an anticipated annual demand of roughly ten shelters beginning in the 2026/27 financial year. The council currently maintains about 515 shelters across the borough and requires a long‑term supply arrangement to cover ongoing replacement and continued deployment of additional shelters in future years.

Under the framework, the council will appoint up to three contractors to meet its needs for complete, ready‑to‑install shelters and ancillary components such as roofing, lighting, handrails and signage. The contract will span an initial three‑year term, with a possible extension of up to twenty-four months, and will include rights for the council to order parts from the original manufacturer throughout each shelter’s life cycle, while allowing the procurement of generic items from alternate suppliers where appropriate.

All supplied shelters must be compatible with existing infrastructure and meet the manufacturer’s specifications for durability and safety, ensuring that replacement and maintenance activities can be carried out in line with the original product standards.

Buckinghamshire Council is procuring a comprehensive waste management service to cover the transfer, haulage, treatment and disposal of green, food, wood and bulky waste generated from kerbside collections, Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) and street scene services throughout the county. To enable flexibility and competition, the contract will be structured as one fully integrated lot and a set of three disaggregated lots, allowing the council to evaluate both a single‑provider model and a multi‑supplier solution that together deliver a complete service. The council will award the contract for a five‑year initial term, with an option for a further five years, and retains the right to invite consortium or sub‑contract arrangements provided that responsibilities, risk allocation and governance arrangements are clearly defined.

The integrated lot requires the successful supplier to manage the entire waste stream for Buckinghamshire, including food, green, wood and bulky waste (with shredding of persistent organic pollutants and non‑persistent organic pollutants on‑ and off‑site), and to operate the High Heavens Waste Complex. The disaggregated lots cover the north‑county green waste haulage and treatment, the north‑county food waste delivery to treatment facilities, and the south‑county waste streams—including green, food, wood and bulky waste—from seven HRCs and kerbside collections, together with haulage and logistics for the High Heavens Waste Complex. All service provisions must be delivered as a coordinated, resilient system that aligns with statutory requirements, environmental objectives and the waste hierarchy, including the proper handling of POPs.

Deliverers must ensure compliance with relevant statutory and environmental standards, including the correct segregated handling of persistent organic pollutants and adherence to the waste hierarchy principles.

The Crown Commercial Service is re‑issuing its long‑standing Outsourced Catering Services framework in an open framework format that will remain in force until October 2034. The framework is intended to provide suppliers in the education and wider public sectors with a compliant route to market, allowing members of the consortium to leverage collective purchasing power to drive value and cost efficiencies. The procurement is divided into 26 distinct lots that cover the East Anglia, East Midlands, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and multi‑regional sections of England, with separate sets of lots for universities, colleges and multi‑academy trusts containing eight or more institutions, and for academies and schools with seven or fewer institutions.

Each lot calls for the provision of outsourced catering services that include full menu design, kitchen and hire‑out capabilities, and support and mobilisation for the outlined educational and public‑sector sites. The value of each lot is estimated at £57.69 million excluding VAT (£69.23 million including VAT), with the contract subject to renewal for up to three 24‑month extensions. Proposals must satisfy criteria covering account support and management, people mobilisation, pricing schedule, food and menu experience, social and environmental value, innovation and added value, and price file management.