# BE24146 - Model Management and Data Analytics

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DESNZ](/buyers/desnz/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [AECOM Limited](/contract-winners/aecom/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £697,100
- Tender value: £697,100
- Award date: 5 August 2024
- Published: 9 August 2024
- Contract start: 5 August 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8a3d3fb9-8feb-4178-a5d1-ea32ce04f061-776186
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7039ef3f-acb9-4356-846e-b26209d36e78

## Description

\*\* This is an Award Notice not a Call for Competition\. This Contract has been awarded under Lot 3\.2 of BE23183 - Heat Network Zoning Programme - Framework Agreement\*\* The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero \(DESNZ\) is appoint a Contractor to provide model management and data services for the National Zoning Model \(NZM\), which is being developed to support heat network zoning\. The NZM workstream to date has established a specification and work backlog for delivery of a Minimum Viable Product \(MVP\) by November 2024\. The Centre for Sustainable Energy have delivered the software development component of the NZM to date and will remain in contract as 'NZM developer' to December 2024\.This procurement is for a team with expertise in energy, software development and agile project delivery to facilitate delivery of the NZM workstream, with focus on the operationalisation, management, and data analysis activities until March 2025\. This period will focus initially on model testing and QA to enable MVP launch when the Heat Network Zoning Policy is live, other activities will include scoping the development for subsequent model versions and development of a transition to BAU plan\. This will be completed working in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team within an existing broader programme and with various suppliers and stakeholder groups\. There are related requirements both within the NZM workstream and the broader programme, and the NZM team consists of both DESNZ staff and external consultancy support\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a3d3fb9-8feb-4178-a5d1-ea32ce04f061-776186)