BE24199 - NZM Off-Model Research

** This is an Award Notice not a Call for Competition. This Contract has been awarded under Lot 3.1 of BE23183 - Heat Network Zoning Programme - Framework Agreement**

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is using Lot 3.1 from its Heat Network Zoning Framework to commission a NZM Off-Model Research from December 2024 until March 2025.

We are commissioning a supplier to design and undertake tests using the National Zoning Model (NZM), a data-led spatial energy model designed to identify heat network zones across England.

The research aims to improve understanding of NZM outputs, explore the impacts of future policies and energy market changes, and run sandbox a set of proxies to test the likely impact of features that will be developed in the future.

Aims:

The overall aims of this tender are split into three main areas:

• Improve understanding and confidence in the NZM outputs;
• Quantify the effects of future policies and changes in the energy market;
• Test the impact of features incorporated into the NZM at a future date.

The supplier will be required to design and run a series of tests, both locally and nationally, and report on their findings.