Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfa-dc96-7125-bddd-26f4475c2f51/be24199-nzm-off-model-research awarded GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs # BE24199 - NZM Off-Model Research [DESNZ](https://tendernation.io/buyers/desnz) Open field Estimated value £109,828 Published 20 Dec 2024 Deadline Closed 19 Nov 2024 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender \*\* 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. ## CPV classification Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/fdfc6b77-72f9-4f61-b57c-2f737ef6cd89) 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 DESNZ: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/desnz) [Sector More Fuels, energy & petroleum products tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/fuels-energy) ## More tenders like this [Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy – Dostawa energii elektrycznej na potrzeby Agencji Mienia Wojskowego Oddziału Regionalnego w Olsztynie wraz z odkupem energii wyprodukowanej w OZE i oddanej do sieci · Agencja Mienia Wojskowego · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-774d-7004-8b7e-f1b2a0a010dc/poland-electricity-heating-solar-and-nuclear-energy-dostawa-energii-elektr) [Diesel oil – Zakup i dostawa paliw płynnych · Komenda Wojewódzka Policji z siedzibą w Radomiu · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cc4a-7236-a274-650a5202889f/poland-diesel-oil-zakup-i-dostawa-paliw-plynnych) [Natural gas – Gasausschreibung Amt Seenlandschaft Waren für die Lieferjahre 2027 bis einschließlich 2029 · Amt Seenlandschaft Waren · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0afd-7206-8b91-ee7090daec9e/germany-natural-gas-gasausschreibung-amt-seenlandschaft-waren-fur-die-liefer) [Unleaded petrol – RDW w Hrubieszowie Dostawa paliw w 2027r. · Zarząd Dróg Wojewódzkich w Lublinie Rejon Dróg Wojewódzkich w Hrubieszowie · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f34-701b-977c-c9478f43da99/poland-unleaded-petrol-rdw-w-hrubieszowie-dostawa-paliw-w-2027r) [Electricity – Lieferung von elektrischer Energie für eine Produktionsstätte in Dudelange · Ministère de l’Économie · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-097b-72f4-b634-25caa511f01a/luxembourg-electricity-lieferung-von-elektrischer-energie-fur-eine-produktio) [Natural gas – Erdgasliefervertrag · Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-6a6c-706d-b07b-935d246d1d1f/germany-natural-gas-erdgasliefervertrag)