This Preliminary Market Consultation notice is intended to help buyers potentially source or create innovative goods, works or services for the public sector in Scotland.
Abstract:
Adequate housing in rural Scotland is a major obstacle to economic growth, contributing to depopulation, a loss of skilled workers, and stagnating local economies. This housing crisis has become a key issue.
This presents a significant opportunity for innovation in the delivery of homes, particularly in terms of their suitability, adaptability, and long-term sustainability. The University’s Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre (DHI), in partnership with Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) and Moray Council as part of the Moray Growth Deal (MGD), is inviting expressions of interest to develop a low-carbon, smart home. The project will utilise modern methods of construction (MMC) and focus on digital solutions for independent living, with a particular emphasis on addressing the needs of remote and rural communities.
The project aims to develop and deliver a 2-bedroom, innovative, and connected home on an innovation plot (within Moray) designed to be a sustainable, high-quality home that meets people’s evolving needs and aspirations throughout the course of their/ their family’s life.
The purpose of this notice is to identify individual organisations, groups of organisations or consortia able to deliver either one or both of the undernoted key components. It should be noted that whilst the outline below represents the current intended approach, the purpose of this notice is to commence dialogue with the market(s) to gain a fuller understanding of possibilities and opportunities. Any procurement activity undertaken by DHI following this initial engagement shall be subject of a future contract notice with which will outline specific requirements.
Construction of 2-bedroom home:
This will be an exemplary, innovative, affordable home that is highly sustainable; reduces embodied and operational carbon and reliance on the national grid; enhances biodiversity and fits in with the vision for the rest of the site. The building materials and method of construction is a key consideration which must consider whole life carbon of the design and construction. Careful consideration must be given to material choices and technology with a preference of the utilisation of local supply chains. It is envisaged that the home will be designed and fitted out to minimise day to day running costs.
Digital innovation technology:
This project will require Digital innovations that integrate with and complement the building fabric, this shall be a key requirement, the early indicative project scope suggests that technologies should be considered to generate data to monitor and optimise the building’s performance and the occupant’s wellbeing, activity, and independent daily living within its environment. These technologies should be targeted at enabling the monitoring of safety, security, health and wellbeing of the residents.
The outcome of the digital innovation element must promote independent living, focus on prevention and early intervention to promote health and wellbeing, and produce a high-quality scalable product.
Data generated by digital devices (integrated into the fabric of the build is preferred) will be collected and made readily accessible to the occupier and their family/carers as well as in a format that can be shared with external agencies with appropriate consents. Consideration should be given as to the benefits of including digital fit out as part of the construction process as well as retrofitting. Collation and analysis of the generated data will be included in a separate upcoming ITT and will be managed in parallel to create an end-to-end solution.
Notice Information:
This Preliminary Market Consultation notice is intended to help buyers potentially source or create innovative goods, works or services for the public sector in Scotland. It is NOT a regulated procurement notice and is NOT an intention to procure goods, services, or works at this point. Before commencing appropriate procurement activity, buyers may consider it appropriate to conduct market consultation. Within an innovation context this can be helpful when seeking or accepting advice from independent experts, authorities or from market participants. It can also be important to consult market participants when assessing the development of the market and planning subsequent potential procurement processes. Where 'contract' and 'procurement' is referenced in the Notice, this refers to the Consultation and NOT a contract or procurement. Where the deadline for the expression of interest is referenced in the Notice, this refers to the deadline for the supplier's full response to the PMC.
Reference No: | JAN522875 |
OCID: | ocds-r6ebe6-0000788909 |
Published by: | |
Publication Date: | 30/01/2025 |
Deadline Date: | 27/02/2025 |
Deadline Time: | 12:00 |
Notice Type: | 04 Preliminary Market Consultation - Innovation |
Has Documents: | No |
Has SPD: | No |
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Learn more:
Two virtual Q&A sessions, hosted on Friday 14 February, as part of the innovative Smart Housing Smart Communities project in Moray offered a fantastic opportunity for interested industry providers to engage with the project team, learn more about the initiative, and explore ways to collaborate.
Recordings of both sessions and a Frequently Asked Questions document can be found under RCE events and resources here: https://www.dhi-scotland.com/rce-moray-hub