CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AWARDS A NEW DEMAND MANAGEMENT AND RENEWABLES AGREEMENT

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded a new Demand Management and Renewables Agreement (RM6314), which aims to accelerate the UK’s net zero goals by helping improve the public sector’s energy consumption and efficiency. This new framework is one of 2 replacements for the current Heat Network and Electricity Generation Assets (HELGA) DPS Agreement. The other replacement is Demand Management and Renewables DPS Agreement (RM6313).

The new Demand Management and Renewables Agreement (DMR) provides a route to market for all UK Public Sector organisations to support their decarbonisation strategies. It is the first traditional framework within CCS’s wider construction and decarbonisation offering.

The new agreement builds on the progress in helping hundreds of public sector customers, putting energy efficiency and renewable power at its centre. The agreement will support customers within the following 5 energy efficiency areas, including:

Lot 1 – Solar photovoltaic projects

Lot 2 – Battery energy storage

Lot 3 – Heat pump projects (air source and ground source)

• Lot 4 – Heat network (design and build)

• Lot 5 – Carbon Net Zero / Sustainability consultancy

It will also include consultancy services, allowing customers to gain access to sustainability expertise to help them maximise the potential of their decarbonisation strategies.

The new DMR agreement, like the Construction agreements, uses FAC-

1 Framework Alliance Contract terms and conditions that allow public sector organisations to establish alliance contracts for certain projects.

The built environment is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact. The public sector will continue to play a significant role in the country’s journey toward net zero by providing buildings for millions of citizens accessing public services.

The new DMR agreement supports heat decarbonisation strategies by allowing customers to install heat pumps to reduce an estate’s gas consumption and heat network design and infrastructure for more extensive heat decarbonisation strategies.

Solar PV panels offer an economical alternative to generating electricity, from public and residential buildings to park and ride buses. The cost of solar PV has significantly reduced over the past 15 years, with the payback period on the initial investment decreasing too.

To help overcome the challenges of funding public sector decarbonisation projects, customers can take advantage of the new DMR agreement through direct awards and Government and grant funding.

Learn more about the new Demand Management and Renewables Agreement (RM6314) by visiting the agreement webpage. https://www.crowncommercial. gov.uk/agreements/RM6314

You can find a full list of all the commercial agreements on offer, here: https://www.crowncommercial.gov. uk/digital_brochure/request/111/ commercial-agreements-digital-brochure