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Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) are leading the Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester (UCEGM) project. Workstream 2 of the project aims to iteratively develop and test new business models that can make renewable energy projects more attractive to LAs in the Greater Manchester area. The intention of this work is to improve the investment case for future renewables projects for LAs in the Greater Manchester area. ESC are looking to seeking to subcontract with an organisation that can use energy system modelling to analyse a selection of business models designed in WS2, in terms of their financial viability for the asset investor (the Local Authority) and in terms of impacts on other relevant metrics.

ESC are seeking a provider of office cleaning services and a Facilities Assistant to work in the office in central Birmingham. ESC offices in central Birmingham provides a work place for over 200 staff (and growing); ESC works collaboratively on projects with leading academics and practitioners in related industries, as well as pursuing its own projects. ESC's premises will be visited by CEOs of associated businesses and academics in the field, so will provide the appropriate environment to anticipate such multiple uses, expressing the ethos of the business and "walking the talk" through the provision of appropriate technologies

ESC are seeking a provider of office cleaning services and a Facilities Assistant to work in the office in central Birmingham. ESC offices in central Birmingham provides a work place for over 200 staff (and growing); ESC works collaboratively on projects with leading academics and practitioners in related industries, as well as pursuing its own projects. ESC’s premises will be visited by CEOs of associated businesses and academics in the field, so will provide the appropriate environment to anticipate such multiple uses, expressing the ethos of the business and “walking the talk” through the provision of appropriate technologies.

Project background The Energy Systems Catapult (ESC), together with partners in India, including the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has created the Innovating for Transport and Energy Systems (ITES) initiative. ITES is a bilateral collaboration to address key challenges around the decarbonisation of transport by carrying out joint research into specific sustainable transport issues and enabling the piloting, support and scale up of new sustainable solutions. It: • engages with and supports Indian industry in developing solutions for hard to decarbonise parts of the transport system collaboratively or linking them to UK innovators • considers the whole systems aspects around transport challenges, from consumer acceptance to supporting infrastructure and impact on the energy generation system • looks to link leading Indian and UK research organisations, builds on success of the Innovating for Clean Air (IfCA) programme and provides a springboard for UK start-ups to trial their solutions in a low-risk environment • offers UK innovators access to technical skills and expertise to support them bringing their products to the Indian market, as well as potentially Indian facilities, in the longer-term • looks to attract public, private and third sector partners and sponsors to ensure activities are market-led and solving practical problems and to decrease the need for UK government funding in the long-term • provides a long-term, established base for UK - India partnerships and programmes in the Net Zero space, with the potential to expand to other sectors over time • offers a "soft-landing" for UK innovators interested in the Indian market, and vice versa, linking them to opportunities, collaborators and potential investment • offers links to conduct knowledge exchange between UK and Indian organisations Scope of service ESC is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide stakeholder engagement services to the ITES with the goal of securing sponsorship for ITES. The supplier should have a track record of: • Developing strategies for and engaging with private sector organisations in the UK • Raising funding via direct engagement in UK • Established relationships with investors, corporates, etc. • Developing and delivering compelling value propositions Full details in the Scope document. Additional information: Please follow the instructions within the tender for all communications.

Project background The Energy Systems Catapult (ESC), together with partners in India, including the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has created the Innovating for Transport and Energy Systems (ITES) initiative. ITES is a bilateral collaboration to address key challenges around the decarbonisation of transport by carrying out joint research into specific sustainable transport issues and enabling the piloting, support and scale up of new sustainable solutions. It: • engages with and supports Indian industry in developing solutions for hard to decarbonise parts of the transport system collaboratively or linking them to UK innovators • considers the whole systems aspects around transport challenges, from consumer acceptance to supporting infrastructure and impact on the energy generation system • looks to link leading Indian and UK research organisations, builds on success of the Innovating for Clean Air (IfCA) programme and provides a springboard for UK start-ups to trial their solutions in a low-risk environment • offers UK innovators access to technical skills and expertise to support them bringing their products to the Indian market, as well as potentially Indian facilities, in the longer-term • looks to attract public, private and third sector partners and sponsors to ensure activities are market-led and solving practical problems and to decrease the need for UK government funding in the long-term • provides a long-term, established base for UK - India partnerships and programmes in the Net Zero space, with the potential to expand to other sectors over time • offers a "soft-landing" for UK innovators interested in the Indian market, and vice versa, linking them to opportunities, collaborators and potential investment • offers links to conduct knowledge exchange between UK and Indian organisations Scope of service ESC is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide stakeholder engagement services to the ITES with the goal of securing sponsorship for ITES. The supplier should have a track record of: • Developing strategies for and engaging with private sector organisations in the UK • Raising funding via direct engagement in UK • Established relationships with investors, corporates, etc. • Developing and delivering compelling value propositions Full details within the Scope document.

Project background The Energy Systems Catapult (ESC), together with partners in India, including the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has created the Innovating for Transport and Energy Systems (ITES) initiative. ITES is a bilateral collaboration to address key challenges around the decarbonisation of transport by carrying out joint research into specific sustainable transport issues and enabling the piloting, support and scale up of new sustainable solutions. It: • engages with and supports industry in developing solutions for hard to decarbonise parts of the transport system collaboratively or linking them to innovators • considers the whole systems aspects around transport challenges, from consumer acceptance to supporting infrastructure and impact on the energy generation system • looks to link leading Indian and UK research organisations, builds on success of the Innovating for Clean Air (IfCA) programme and provides a springboard for UK and Indian innovators/start-ups to trial their solutions in a low-risk environment • offers innovators access to technical skills and expertise to support them bringing their products to market, as well as potentially facilities, in the longer-term • looks to attract public, private and third sector partners and sponsors to ensure activities are market-led and solving practical problems and to decrease the need for UK government funding in the long-term • provides a long-term, established base for UK - India partnerships and programmes in the Net Zero space, with the potential to expand to other sectors over time • offers a "soft-landing" for UK SMEs interested in the Indian market, and vice versa, linking them to opportunities, collaborators and potential investment • offers links to conduct knowledge exchange between UK and Indian organisations The Export Roadmap is a document created by ESC to provide a clear and structured approach and guidelines for UK innovators looking to investigate and prepare for export opportunities in a target market. The goal is to provide a tool that informs innovators and outlines logical, structured steps they could take to explore and be successful with export to India. It includes sections such as: • Section 1: assessing export readiness • Section 2: identifying target market(s) • Section 3: understanding target markets The following sections are India specific: • Section 4: preparing for opportunities • Section 5: long-term planning • Section 6: market engagement • Section 7: delivering opportunities in target markets It currently takes the form of a PPT / presentation make that can be worked through by an innovator independently or in a guided fashion. It includes approx. 70 slides, approximately 15 of which are example templates.

Project background The Energy Systems Catapult (ESC), together with partners in India, including the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has created the Innovating for Transport and Energy Systems (ITES) initiative. ITES is a bilateral collaboration to address key challenges around the decarbonisation of transport by carrying out joint research into specific sustainable transport issues and enabling the piloting, support and scale up of new sustainable solutions. It: • engages with and supports industry in developing solutions for hard to decarbonise parts of the transport system collaboratively or linking them to innovators • considers the whole systems aspects around transport challenges, from consumer acceptance to supporting infrastructure and impact on the energy generation system • looks to link leading Indian and UK research organisations, builds on success of the Innovating for Clean Air (IfCA) programme and provides a springboard for UK and Indian innovators/start-ups to trial their solutions in a low-risk environment • offers innovators access to technical skills and expertise to support them bringing their products to market, as well as potentially facilities, in the longer-term • looks to attract public, private and third sector partners and sponsors to ensure activities are market-led and solving practical problems and to decrease the need for UK government funding in the long-term • provides a long-term, established base for UK - India partnerships and programmes in the Net Zero space, with the potential to expand to other sectors over time • offers a "soft-landing" for UK SMEs interested in the Indian market, and vice versa, linking them to opportunities, collaborators and potential investment • offers links to conduct knowledge exchange between UK and Indian organisations ITES will support innovative UK SMEs in a number of thematic areas, including, but not limited to: • EV charge points • Energy management systems • Hydrogen innovations • Energy storage technologies • Battery management systems For examples of the types of innovators ITES will support please refer to the SME brochure covering ITES's first 19 innovators. es.catapult.org.uk 4 Note these are SMEs currently being supported, but more will be recruited by ITES, potentially in slightly different energy subsectors, as activities progress.

Within the existing planned work by Energy Systems Catapult, we are reviewing the current carbon accounting regulatory landscape in the UK and regulatory functions required to support a Net Zero economy. Without international considerations this approach will inevitably result in significant gaps in our knowledge. With a focus on heavy industry and manufacturing, this project aims build a comprehensive understanding of the international carbon accounting regulatory landscape, and how it relates to the UK. As part of this project, we require the following research questions to be addressed: 1. What coordination is happening at the international level with regards to exchanging interoperable emissions data through industry supply chains? What examples are there of international coordination (e.g. sector led, driven by large corporations, or cross-regional collaboration) in approaches to emissions disclosure? 2. What notable regulatory activities are taking place at the national level outside the UK? Of particular interest are G7 countries and countries with close trading relationships with the UK. Of these, which countries have set more prescriptive rules around emissions disclosures and claims; how are these enforced, and has there been any pushback? 3. What are the key considerations for UK exports and requirements on UK industry to disclose emissions? For example, the risk of additional administrative burden on UK industry if requirements vary (i.e. between an EU and UK CBAM). We are seeking the services of an organisation to deliver this aspect of the programme. We expect the project to be delivered as a desk-based study. Our assumption is that this would be based on case studies of several jurisdictions combined with expert interviews Additional information: published

Energy Systems Catapult's are looking for a data platform to publish and share our datasets, fostering important innovation and collaboration in the energy sector. It should serve as a trusted and secure repository for both public and private datasets, facilitating the sharing among specific internal and external user groups. An intuitive interface must be available for these datasets to be accessed online. The platform will become a key component of the Catapult's digital toolkit, improving data access in the support of the transition to a digitalised, low-carbon energy system.

Energy Systems Catapult's are looking for a data platform to publish and share our datasets, fostering important innovation and collaboration in the energy sector. It should serve as a trusted and secure repository for both public and private datasets, facilitating the sharing among specific internal and external user groups. An intuitive interface must be available for these datasets to be accessed online. The platform will become a key component of the Catapult's digital toolkit, improving data access in the support of the transition to a digitalised, low-carbon energy system.

In 2018, the Catapult published Current Pattern of Effective Carbon Prices, which summarised the then pattern of economic signals in the UK for reducing emissions in different sectors. The aim of that analysis was to quantify and compare the effective carbon prices that arise from existing tax, subsidy, and other policy instruments across the economy. The intention was that it formed the baseline from which to assess in more detail the different sector drivers and future options for policy reform. Carbon policy has changed significantly in the intervening years since 2018. The shift to a Net Zero target by 2050, along with wider macro-economic impacts, such as the pandemic, inflation, and war in Ukraine, have resulted in increased energy prices. This project seeks to develop a new dataset, that is up to date with current UK carbon policies, while also future proofing it for policy change over time, allowing for new policies to be added and existing policies updated. The dataset will be used as a tool for illustrating the impact of policies on the incentive to decarbonise different sectors and activities across the economy. Details of how to respond to this tender are detailed in the zip file attached to this advert.

This Framework will aim to support ESC's mission to unleash innovation and open new markets to capture the clean growth opportunity. ESC was set up to accelerate the transformation of the UK's energy system and ensure businesses and consumers capture the opportunities of clean growth. ESC is an independent, not-for-profit centre of excellence that bridges the gap between industry, government, academia and research - with around 200 staff covering a variety of technical, commercial and policy expertise. ESC takes a whole system view - from power, heat and transport to industry, infrastructure digitalisation and consumers - helping us identify and address innovation priorities and market barriers to decarbonise the energy system and deliver value to energy consumers. ESC supports various organisations to develop, market test and scale the products, services and value chains required to get to Net Zero. In the application pack you will find the details of how to apply to be an appointed supplier with the minimum criteria you must meet in order to be appointed. All suppliers who meet the selection criteria will be appointed to the DPS and there is no limit on the number of suppliers who can be appointed. Suppliers can apply to join the DPS at any point during its lifetime. It is currently envisaged to run for at least 4 years and may well be extended providing it is still fit for purpose. ESC operates from offices in Birmingham. Project Meetings may be required. Appointed Suppliers may be required to attend kick off meetings at ESC Office in Birmingham or any suitable location in the UK and/or via a Conference call using one of the conferencing services such as MS Teams, Skype or Global Meet whichever ESC is using at that time. Lot Structure Lot 1 - Business Strategy, Policy and Thought Leadership Lot 2 - Energy System Expertise Lot 3 - Modelling and Support Lot 4 - Project Support & Ancillary Services Lot 5 - Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy Services All Suppliers who are successfully appointed to the DPS will be automatically added to Lot 5 - Multi-Disciplinary Services. This Lot will be used where ESC has a requirement that is not specifically suited to any other Lots detailed in the Scope document. You can if you wish to, apply solely for Lot 5 if you do not want to apply to any other Lot. To receive the application pack for this DPS, you must email Procurement@es.catapult.org.uk