Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc9-1be4-70a8-905a-7e89ec428feb/smart-trv-soft-market-testing-2023 closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Smart TRV - Soft Market Testing 2023 [University of Essex](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-essex) Estimated value £1,000,000 Published 14 Aug 2023 Deadline Closed 28 Aug 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender \*\*SOFT MARKET TESTING ONLY\*\* The University is seeking to install SMART TRV which provides a high-tech solutions to heat only the rooms in use. The SMART TRV should be robust and able to communicate long-range The SMART TRV should harvest energy from the heat without the need of batteries. Access to an online portal or dashboard to monitor and measure energy usage and carbon emissions from each individual rooms. Generate monthly energy monitoring and carbon reports through the online portal or dashboard. The SMART TRV communicates to Gateway devices which are capable of connecting to the internet using a built-in 5G SIM card and using LTE when conventional LAN networks are unavailable. Data communication is encoded and is end to end encrypted. The SMART TRV uses an interface that enables room users to adjust the heating temperature according to their preferences using their smartphones or via a web link. The University is seeking suppliers to provide 4,300 SMART TRVs to reduce heating in offices and student accommodation rooms to achieve the following: ### Eliminate heating empty rooms Measure energy consumption and carbon emissions in individual rooms Measure and monitor energy, cost and carbon savings though an online Cloud based dashboard Determine actual energy usage and identify targeted investment opportunities for enhanced efficiency ## CPV classification Electrothermic appliances Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/c04fed75-84ea-4c67-beda-ecb78576d942) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile University of Essex: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-essex) [Sector More Furniture, furnishings & cleaning products tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/furniture-furnishings) ## More tenders like this [Teaching equipment – Inköp samt service och underhåll av träslöjdsmaskiner · Örnsköldsviks kommun · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-163d-7283-aee8-b8347a9ba7ae/sweden-teaching-equipment-inkop-samt-service-och-underhall-av-traslojdsmaski) [Furniture – Acquisition d’équipements mobiliers et matériels destinés au Lycée des Métiers de la Mer à La Réunion (974) · Région Réunion · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1358-72da-a60c-19d077e522b3/france-furniture-acquisition-dequipements-mobiliers-et-materiels-destines-a) [Library furniture – namještaj I oprema ZA knjižnice osnovnih škola · Grad Zagreb · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0a9a-739d-b9d2-08b5910ccdbc/croatia-library-furniture-namjestaj-i-oprema-za-knjiznice-osnovnih-skola) [Furnishing – Jõhvi Kutsehariduskeskuse (Kutse tn 13, Jõhvi) sisustamine · Riigi Kinnisvara Aktsiaselts · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-144b-72cc-a6d4-5954d41791b9/estonia-furnishing-johvi-kutsehariduskeskuse-kutse-tn-13-johvi-sisustamin) [Theatre seats – Renouvellement de la tribune téléscopique du centre culture de l'Orangerie · Mairie de Roissy-en-France · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-07c7-7113-8193-81d8622e137a/france-theatre-seats-renouvellement-de-la-tribune-telescopique-du-centre-cul) [Floor polishes – produits d'entretien et de voirie · Ville d'Argelès-sur-Mer · 32 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1705-73b1-9598-e3a6739df07b/france-floor-polishes-produits-dentretien-et-de-voirie)