Upcoming
Professional Services Consultant – Heating Infrastructure, BMS & Metering Remediation
BD Group · Local or regional public body
In brief
BD Group has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering and energy work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £105,600 including VAT.
The contract runs for 4 months, up to 6 months with extensions, starting 6 September 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for architecture and engineering contracts in this region (from 247 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Project Overview The BD Group, on behalf of the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (LBBD), is launching a Heating Infrastructure & Metering Remediation Programme. The project aims to resolve widespread failures in heat metering, data transfer, and Building Management Systems (BMS) across its residential housing stock. We are seeking expressions of interest from qualified Professional Services Consultants to act as our Subject Matter Expert (SME) and develop a comprehensive Invitation to Tender (ITT) suite for a specialist contractor. Estimated value of works - £650, 000.00 Estimated duration of project – 12 weeks, excluding any long-lead items. Core Focus Areas & Site Scope The…Read the full description
Project Overview
The BD Group, on behalf of the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (LBBD), is launching a Heating Infrastructure & Metering Remediation Programme.
The project aims to resolve widespread failures in heat metering, data transfer, and Building Management Systems (BMS) across its residential housing stock.
We are seeking expressions of interest from qualified Professional Services Consultants to act as our Subject Matter Expert (SME) and develop a comprehensive Invitation to Tender (ITT) suite for a specialist contractor.
Estimated value of works - £650, 000.00
Estimated duration of project – 12 weeks, excluding any long-lead items.
Core Focus Areas & Site Scope
The appointed consultant will develop the ITT suite across several residential sites (including Belben Court, Edge Court, Birdbrook Close, Baynes Crescent, Dunchurch House, Hunsdon Close, and Grays Court Hostel), focusing heavily on:
•Controls Optimisation: Upgrading and reprogramming legacy controllers (Siemens, TREND, PRIVA) to enable weather compensation and prevent 24/7 continuous running.
•Pipework & Insulation Remediation: Specifying necessary alterations for new valves/meters and replacing water-damaged insulation.
•Heat Metering & Data Networks: Replacing broken meters with hard-wired, powered meters using a wireless mesh network.
•Central Monitoring Design: Planning for a portfolio-wide central alarm/BMS output monitoring station.
•Handover Documentation & Resident Packs: Defining strict standards for O&M manuals, building logbooks, in-home displays, and usage-based billing welcome packs.
Required Consultant Duties
The consultant will be responsible for full lifecycle delivery across four distinct project stages:
1.Stage 1: Pre-Tender & ITT Development (controls strategy, network data design, technical specs).
2.Stage 2: Tender Support (evaluating contractor bids based on quality and sustainability).
3.Stage 3: Contract Administration & Key-Stage Site Inspections (installation quality assurance).
4.Stage 4: Commissioning, Handover & Documentation Review (approving final O&Ms and resident packs).
Additional Professional Frameworks
Beyond the core technical stages, the appointed consultant must also fulfill these additional scopes when requested:
1.Quantity Surveyor (QS) duties for cost controls.
2.Principal Designer (CDM) duties for health & safety.
3.Principal Designer (BR) duties for building compliance.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Dagenham:-Energy-efficiency-consultancy-services./32U3VP4X74
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/32U3VP4X74
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 063785-2026
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From notice 063785-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.