Purpose

- As part of the procurement process, two
contractors are procured to minimise the risk of delays to the
scheme associated with contractor capacity.
- The named companies have been chosen as the preferred suppliers
for the works via a whole house retrofit tender exercise run
through the Midlands Net Zero Hub (MNZH) Dynamic Purchasing System
(DPS) in conjunction with Commercial Services and Sustainability
& Climate Change officers.
- The project, to install selected retrofit measures including Air
Source Heat Pumps (ASHP), Solid Wall Insulation (SWI) and insulated
doors and windows across fuel poor homes in Herefordshire uses Home
Upgrade Grant 2 funding from the Department for Energy Security
& Net Zero (DESNZ) via MNZH.
- 306 household installations are targeted across Herefordshire in
principle by the end of March 2025.
- Fuel poverty remains a significant issue in Herefordshire, with
an estimated 14,145 (16.7%) of households in fuel poverty across
the county.
- Fuel poverty levels in the county are a result of a combination
of low incomes, above average numbers of older, ‘hard to
treat’ properties and poor coverage of the mains gas network,
due to rurality.
- Many homes in the county therefore rely on expensive heating fuel
systems and as a result have poor energy efficiency ratings and
high relative greenhouse gas emissions. There are an estimated
60,000 properties Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rated D to G
(Building Research Establishment 2019) in Herefordshire.