# Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Ratings \(SMETER\) Technical Assessment Contractor \(TAC\)

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy \(BEIS\),.

## Key facts

- Buyer: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy \(BEIS\),
- Supplier: [Loughborough University Enterprises Limited](/suppliers/loughborough-university-enterprises/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £900,000
- Tender value: £900,000
- Award date: 7 November 2018
- Published: 7 December 2018
- Contract start: 3 December 2018
- Contract end: 21 January 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f10ac585-639a-476c-93df-32dec94c911b-257925
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-88e55722-6f47-49e6-80aa-871b003e5b9f

## Description

This contract is for a Technical Assessment Contractor \(TAC\) to perform independent testing and validation of products generated during the 'Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Rating \(SMETER\) Innovation Competition being launched alongside this tender\. SMETER tools should be able to measure the thermal performance \(i\.e\. calculate the whole house heat transfer coefficient \(HTC\)\) of individual homes\. The TAC will be required to set up and run a testing and validation programme to provide BEIS with an independent assessment of the performance of the products in a representative scenario\. In addition the TAC should: • Provide guidance and feedback to competition participants on the performance of their SMETER and where they can be improved\. • Provide an evaluation to BEIS of the performance of the SMETER products and the success of the overall program

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f10ac585-639a-476c-93df-32dec94c911b-257925)