De carbonising Business Diagnostic Services

1. INSTRUCTIONS FOR TENDERING

Introduction

Barrow Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified organisation experienced in assisting SMEs to decarbonise their operations to undertake an assessment of up to 15 businesses across Barrow Borough Council boundaries and provide recommendations as to how those businesses could reach net zero. The service will help businesses identify routes to net zero. We are seeking a supplier who is aware of and understands both the geography and the profile of businesses within the Barrow in Furness Borough boundaries

Businesses will have to decarbonise their operations and supply chain to help the UK reach net zero by 2050. Businesses in Cumbria have started to decarbonise their operations and supply chain however many are unsure of the benefits of decarbonising and the first steps to take on their decarbonisation journey. Climate change and its impacts of are just one reason businesses are considering decarbonising. Energy is also a significant overhead and the recent price rises in the wholesale gas market highlight the need to reduce energy usage, switch when energy is used and change the type of energy used. Customers are also increasingly looking to purchase goods and services from businesses that are actively taking steps to reduce their carbon emissions.

The contract will run from 1st July 2022 to 1st March 2023

Submission Date

Final submissions by 5pm on17th June 2022. Barrow Borough Council will then undertake an assessment to select the organisation whose tender most appropriately matches the desired outcomes listed in this brief, in terms of programme deliverability, methodology, experience and price.

2. BACKGROUND

Barrow in Furness Council has a challenging commitment to reach net zero. It has run Citizen Juries on Climate Change and is delivering against Low Carbon Barrow