Global City Futures secures position on national consultant framework to deliver project management, commercial and financial support to the DESNZ Heat Network Zoning Programme 

The consultancy team will be developing commercially robust financial planning for public sector organisations where heat networks are the lowest-cost solution to decarbonising heat.

Global City Futures, the consultancy with specialised expertise of financing decarbonisation in the public sector, announces appointment to the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)’s Heat Network Zoning Programme consultancy framework. 

The framework allocates successful consultancy services to local authorities and heat network developers in DESNZ designated Heat Network Zones, where new large-scale strategic heat networks are the lowest-cost solution to decarbonising heat. 

The government committed to introducing heat network zoning in England by 2025, to revolutionise the development of heat networks in towns and cities across England. This strategic approach enhances the efficiency of the heat network development process. 

A multi-billion-pound investment is needed to deliver heat networks on the scale required to meet the UK’s net-zero goals, with access to skilled consultants vital for the zoning process’s success. 

Global City Futures have been appointed to Lot 2 of the framework, providing expertise and specialist support in three sub-lots: project management, commercial support and financial support. The result will be the development of full business cases in collaboration  with local authorities and heat network developers, providing a robust, commercially viable route to procurement. 

Roli Martin, Managing Director of Global City Futures said:

“Our team brings a wealth of expertise, having previously provided consultancy for heat network developments, working closely with local authorities and having a unique focus on the financing of net zero projects. We look forward to supporting a range of clients on this framework to progress carbon-saving infrastructure for the UK – providing cleaner, greener heat for organisations, homes and businesses.”

The White Paper, ‘A People Driven Approach; Delivering NHS Homes’, authored by the NHS Homes Alliance, launches today.

Housing is a critical part of the current NHS staffing crisis and surplus National Health Service land should be used to deliver homes for health and social care workers to support staff retention and recruitment.

Authored by the NHS Homes Alliance, of which Global City Futures is a founding member. This is a collaboration of representatives from public and private sector organisations including NHS Trusts, pension funds, financial, legal and real estate experts; housing associations; architects and developers. The White Paper sets out a vision for using the NHS estate to build affordable, high-quality, and sustainable homes near to hospitals and clinics, so boosting NHS and social care staff retention and recruitment, ultimately improving the quality of care and providing better services for all.

The White Paper recommends that developments are built based on the specific recruitment and staff retention needs of local health and social care services, according to NHS Trusts and ICBs, and provide different types of homes that work for the required staff at all levels of primary, secondary and social care; from junior doctors, nurses and social care workers, to porters and cleaners.

The White Paper contains the “NHS: New Homes Solution” the proposed financial structure developed by Global City Futures.

A new joint ministerial taskforce has been announced in response to NHS Homes Alliance White Paper

Lord Markham CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, says: 

“I welcome the paper from the NHS Homes Alliance which highlights several recommendations to address the issues that have so far prevented the NHS delivering key worker accommodation at the scale and pace that is required. I will lead a joint taskforce with the housing minister, Rachel Maclean to work through the barriers identified and support the NHS to streamline delivery of this much needed accommodation to support its vital and valuable workforce.” 

Roli Martin, Managing Director at Global City Futures and lead on Finance and Professional Services is one of the driving forces behind the NHS Homes Alliance. Download the White Paper below that contains the “NHS: New Homes Solution” the proposed financial structure developed by Global City Futures.

Find out more and download the full White Paper here: www.nhshomesalliance.co.uk

You will now find Global City Futures on both the Bloom and Matrix Milestone national frameworks, where public sector bodies can quickly find the right consultancy for their projects.

Having been fully reviewed, we are delighted that Global City Futures is now accredited with Bloom, who are an exclusive partner to NEPO for the delivery of their NEPRO3 framework. This framework manages the end to end procurement process through direct award or mini-competition allowing you to award your contract quickly.

You can also engage Global City Futures via Matrix Milestone – who offer a ‘hybrid managed service for the procurement and management of specialist professional services and consultancy’. Being an accredited supplier to Matrix Milestone, you can be assured that our services are of the highest quality and have been pre-vetted, delivering on control, transparency and visibility. 

We look forward to working with a wide range of new clients via these frameworks, meet our consultancy team and find out more about our previous successful, low carbon projects with public sector bodies in our consultancy case studies