Supporting consumers through the transition to low-carbon heating

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded as a direct award under the PS21174 - Energy and Climate Change Behavioural Science Framework

Brief Description of Requirement

Behavioural Science Framework - Project Bid

This application should be completed by any colleague working on energy or climate change policy, who would like to commission small-scale behavioural science research using the Behavioural Science Framework.

Projects must meet the following criteria to be commissioned via the framework:

• Be relevant to energy and climate change policy.
• Seek to address a specific evidence gap using/related to behavioural science.
• Be small in scale (under £50k where possible).
• Must have a social researcher leading the project. If your team does not have a designated social researcher, please discuss with us at saber@beis.gov.uk.

Applications will undergo the following process before being commissioned:

1. Analytical Feedback - Your application will be reviewed by analysts in the Social and Behavioural Energy Research team who will assess your project against criteria outlined in Annex I and provide comment.
2. Research Sub-Committee - After applicants have had the opportunity to action the comments received during analytical feedback, the application will be sent to a committee of grade 7 analysts, who will deem whether the project is suitable or unsuitable for the framework, based on the project assessment criteria outlined in Annex I. Applications will be reviewed within 3 working days