Retrofit Academy Membership

Concepts

• membership organisation
• nottingham
• midlands net zero hub
• efficient retrofit schemes
• retrofit academy cic centre of excellence on behalf of its consortium members
• academy membership
• retrofit academy
• retrofit academy cic centre
• membership
• retrofit toolkit

Location

East Midlands England:

Description

The Midlands Net Zero Hub, as the regional consortium lead for BEIS-funded energy efficient retrofit schemes across the Midlands, is purchasing membership of The Retrofit Academy CIC Centre of Excellence on behalf of its consortium members. Membership includes tailored one to one support and bespoke training packages for each member. In addition, the Hub is paying the Retrofit Academy to update their existing Retrofit Toolkit and to increase accessibility to support Local Authorities across the region.

Total Quantity or Scope

The contract will provide all participating authorities across the Midlands with support and advice in delivering their BEIS-funded energy efficient retrofit schemes. This includes Centre of Excellence membership and one to one support for each consortium member of MNZH Sustainable Warmth and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund delivery including bespoke training programme for all Midlands members, and updating their existing freely available toolkit and increasing accessibility to support Local Authorities.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 98100000 - Membership organisation services
• 71356300 - Technical support services
• 80531200 - Technical training services
• 92312212 - Services related to the preparation of training manuals

Legal Justification

1) Membership of the Centre of Excellence. The Retrofit Academy is the Centre of Excellence, and as such is the only option for membership. As the Centre of Excellence, they have the existing resources, trainers and technical advisors to learn and implement best practise that nobody else offers. The membership includes tailored support and training package for each member. TRA are the only accredited provider of: • Certificate in Domestic Retrofit Advice • Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment • Diploma in Retrofit Coordination & Risk Management These courses are accredited through an awarding body (OCNWM) who are regulated under OFQUAL, and so are fully and properly accredited training qualifications. Any other provider would have to develop their own bespoke training package, and get accreditation. 2) Updating existing toolkit and increasing accessibility to support Local Authorities The Retrofit Toolkit has been developed by Retrofit Academy specifically to support these projects. As they own the intellectual property rights in the Toolkit, any other provider appointed would have to build their own from scratch, assuming they have access to the necessary expertise to do so.

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