Keegans Secures a place on Nottingham City Council's Energy Efficiency DPS

The UK Government has identified the retrofit of buildings as a key lever in their low carbon strategy to achieve 68% carbon reduction by 2030. All affordable homes will be required to achieve a minimum EPC of C by 2030. All ECO funded refurbishment projects are required to achieve full compliance with PAS 2035:2019 from July 2021 with a 20% funding uplift for projects that comply before the deadline.

PAS 2035:2019 (Specification for the Energy Retrofit of Domestic Buildings) is revolutionising the refurbishment of buildings. Over the last 30 years energy efficiency programmes have focussed on single measures (i.e.: cavity wall insulation or window replacement, etc.) but all future programmes now require a holistic solution designed to suit the specific building type.

To comply with PAS 2035, a qualified Retrofit Coordinator must be employed to provide a 'Whole House Retrofit' solution.

A DPS is a procurement procedure compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. It operates with the benefits of a framework agreement, whereby Candidates confirm at the time of application that they will comply with the DPS Agreement terms and the Call-Off Contract terms published with the DPS, but permits more flexibility than a framework agreement by allowing additional Candidates to be admitted to the DPS during its lifetime.