Heating Consultancy Framework
Framework Description
The Heating Consultancy lot of South East Consortium's Compliance Consultancy framework provides experienced heating consultants to public sector buyers. Work includes managing annual service and water hygiene programmes, validating gas safety and installation certificates, post-service quality audits, carbon monoxide investigations, condition surveys and Energy Performance Certificates. It runs until 30 September 2028 and is not a DPS.
Context & Use Case
Landlords and estate owners use it for independent oversight of heating contractors across gas, oil, electric, solid fuel and renewable systems. A consultant might manage the annual service programme, check certificates are genuine, audit completed repairs, investigate carbon monoxide incidents or survey plant ahead of replacement, giving assurance separate from the contractor doing the work.
Scope of Services
Annual service and water hygiene programme management Safety certificate checking and validation Quality audits of installations and repairs Energy Performance Certificate surveys Specification advice and condition surveys Carbon monoxide investigations
Lots
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Who Can Apply
Suits heating and gas compliance consultancies covering several fuel types, with auditors able to check contractors' work on site. Applications for this lot are closed, so new consultancies cannot join until SEC re-tenders it, which is likely around 30 September 2028.
Buyer Benefits
Gas and heating safety is among the highest-risk compliance areas for landlords. An independent consultant checking certificates and workmanship gives assurance that a contractor cannot give about its own work, and one route covers everything from programme management to CO investigations.
Next Steps
Appointed consultancies should share sample audit and certificate validation reports with SEC members. Others should prepare for the re-tender around September 2028 by documenting programmes managed, audit volumes, CO investigations handled and the qualifications of technical staff across gas, oil, electric and renewable systems.
How Athena Can Help
Heating consultancy bids need to show independence, technical depth and audit rigour. Athena's specialist bid writers help appointed consultancies express all three in SEC call-offs and use competitor analysis to target the marks that matter.
For the 2028 re-tender, our framework bid preparation service handles selection questions and evidence, and our bid pricing and planning advice sets day rates and fees that win the work and still return a profit.
