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Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Heat Pump Ready (Round 2) – Acceleration Support Provider

Business ServicesCPV 98110000
Value£1,840,000
Deadline9 Sept 2026
Published27 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide

£1,840,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 27 Jul 2026ClosedCloses 9 Sept 2026
Who to contact
heatinnovation@energysecurity.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.8mtotal contract value
median £134k
this tender£0£4.1m

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The brief

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) intends to procure an external provider to deliver Acceleration Support services alongside the Heat Pump Ready (HPR) – Round 2: Innovation Funding Competition (a grant funding programme).

This notice is published to inform the market of DESNZ’s intentions and to support preliminary market engagement; it does not constitute a commitment to proceed with a procurement.

The Innovation Funding Competition is an innovation programme providing grant funding to support research and development projects that address key barriers to the deployment of heat pumps, with the aim of supporting innovations to progress towards market entry by 2030.

Acceleration Support will be delivered in parallel with grant‑funded activity by an external provider and is intended to help projects address barriers to market entry that may not be overcome through grant funding alone.

The support is expected to cover areas including commercialisation, collaboration, dissemination and social value.

To manage conflicts of interest and ensure fair competition, the appointed Acceleration Support provider, and any organisations involved in delivering these services will not be eligible to apply for, or participate in, the Heat Pump Ready Innovation Funding Competition or future independent evaluation contract

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Innovation Funding Competition is an innovation

The Innovation Funding Competition is an innovation programme providing grant funding to support research and development projects that address key barriers to the deployment of heat pumps, with the aim of supporting innovations to progress towards market entry by 2030.

02

Acceleration Support will be delivered in parallel

Acceleration Support will be delivered in parallel with grant‑funded activity by an external provider and is intended to help projects address barriers to market entry that may not be overcome through grant funding alone.

03

The support is expected to cover areas

The support is expected to cover areas including commercialisation, collaboration, dissemination and social value.

04

To manage conflicts of interest and ensure

To manage conflicts of interest and ensure fair competition, the appointed Acceleration Support provider, and any organisations involved in delivering these services will not be eligible to apply for, or participate in, the Heat Pump Ready Innovation Funding Competition or future independent evaluation contract.

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What this notice demands of you

2 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Net zero commitmentPolicies & commitments
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) intends to procure an external provider to deliver Acceleration Support services alongside the Heat Pump Ready (HPR) – Round 2: Innovation Funding Competition (a grant funding programme).
Social valuePolicies & commitments
The support is expected to cover areas including commercialisation, collaboration, dissemination and social value.

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