Energy Saving Trust is seeking to appoint up to 10 experienced research consultants to a Framework Agreement to deliver a range of research and evaluation activities on a Call-Off basis.
Energy Saving Trust is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide print and fulfilment services to support the marketing activity of all offices in Scotland. This comprises of the head office in Edinburgh and five regional advice centres currently located in: Aberdeen; Ayr; Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness. On occasion there may be a requirement to print material for other UK offices. . In addition, during the term of this contract there’s a possibility that the locations of the regional advice centres may change although they will remain on the Scotland mainland.
Energy Saving Trust is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide an AI supported federated enterprise search capability, in short, an AI Knowledge assistant for all of Energy Saving Trust's digital assets. This includes but may not be limited to our website portfolio, Microsoft SharePoint and Office, CRM systems, Intranet, inhouse applications and selected Shared Drives. The content source landscape is dynamic and will change over time. Internally it needs to be available to all employees and in part to contracted advice staff and function as an effective answer engine. Integration into our websites for customer service purposes needs to be included. The application hosting will ideally be on the Energy Saving Trust's Azure tenant and the cost needs to be included in the bid.
Energy Saving Trust is seeking to appoint a consultant to evaluate the impact and potential of Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) pilot implemented by SolarAid in Malawi and consult energy access stakeholders on the potential of EaaS business models and financing mechanisms, including how they should be further tested and rolled out. This opportunity will be an open procedure advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland Portal.
Energy Saving Trust is seeking consultancy support from an energy access consultancy firm to deliver the following activity under the LEIA programme: Evaluating Early-Stage Support: assessing the impact of early-stage support mechanisms on the sustainability and growth of productive use of renewable energy (PURE) companies. This opportunity will be an open procedure advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland Portal.
The Energy Saving Trust is seeking to appoint framework contractors to provide services to assist in the progression of projects funded through CARES. Lot 1: Multi-disciplinary Technical Advice Framework
Services will provide detailed and complex advice on renewable energy, energy systems, storage, heat and transport to CARES applicant organisations to assist in the development of renewable and local energy projects including consenting, reviews and options appraisals. Lot 2: Project Management Support Framework
Services will provide project management support to CARES applicant organisations.
The LEIA programme is commissioning an eight-year impact evaluation to assess its achievements and effectiveness to date. It will also explore LEIA’s role in
facilitating the growth of the off-grid appliance sector in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
We want to understand how LEIA’s delivery model has worked in practice. That includes how partnerships, coordination and collaboration across different workstreams have helped increase its impact.
Energy Saving Trust owns over 38 social media accounts across various channels. To manage all the accounts effectively, we need a powerful social media management tool. As our social media presence continues to grow, we would like to evaluate the tools available in the market and select the best tool that is in line with our budget and can empower us to achieve our marketing goals.
The recently published Heat in Buildings strategy by the Scottish Government sets out a pathway to zero emissions buildings by 2045, Reducing emissions from non-domestic buildings remains a key focus for the Scottish Government and the strategy covers support for SME’s and non-domestic buildings particularly encouraging SME’s to take action and install energy improvement measures through an integrated package of advice, technical and financial support.
Business Energy Scotland (BES) provides free and impartial support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland to encourage the installation of energy efficiency, clean heating and other renewable technologies to realise the long-term benefits of carbon and cost savings. BES assists and supports SMEs with relevant, tailored, high-quality advice, acting as a catalyst and enabler of change towards a net zero Scotland.
Business Energy Scotland provides free advice and support to Scottish SMEs to save energy, carbon and money. It helps SMEs to improve energy efficiency and decarbonise heating in their premises to realise cost savings, protect profits and safeguard jobs. Since its launch in April 2023, BES has matured into a resilient, high-performing and impactful service that is responsive to the needs of SMEs in Scotland.
The service provides a range of in-depth and light support to SMEs based in Scotland and as acts as a gateway service for the Scottish Government’s SME loan and grant scheme (SME loan scheme), whilst also facilitating SMEs to access other funding opportunities from local authorities and regional funding providers.
The Scottish Government’s non-domestic advice service Business Energy Scotland (BES) sits alongside the current domestic advice service Home Energy Scotland (HES), creating a single point of initial contact for energy advice, both domestic and non-domestic. Both services are run by Energy Saving Trust.