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To provide Energy Service Companies (ESCO) Market Study for Industrial Energy Efficiency in Canada

Pour fournir Étude de marché les sociétés de services énergétiques (ESCO) sur l'efficacité énergétique industrielle au Canada

Description

The objective is to investigate the key drivers and barriers influencing the successful involvement of ESCOs in implementing efficiency measures across the industrial sector in Canada and to provide recommendations for overcoming the identified barriers. The outcomes of the analysis must provide a comprehensive understanding of the state of ESCO operations in the industrial sector in Canada, the key barriers and opportunities that both ESCOs and industrial facilities face and the available range of tools that Government of Canada can use to support positive outcomes. This analysis will need to provide a nation-wide assessment as well more granular disaggregated assessment in the following sectors across Canada: Smelting and refining, iron and steel, cement, chemicals, mining, oil and gas, petroleum refining, pulp and paper and general manufacturing. The selected contractor will be tasked by the Industrial Division of the Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to undertake the work structured along three main parts.

Tender Details

Reference Number
cb-268-67418973
Solicitation Number
NRCan-5000094551
Publication Date
May 26, 2026
Closing Date
Jul 6, 2026
Expected Start
Jul 31, 2026
Expected End
Mar 31, 2027
Procurement Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection Criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Notice Type
Request for Proposal

Classification

UNSPSC Code
80141500; 83101900
UNSPSC Description
Market research; Energy conservation

Trade Agreements

Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Contracting Entity

Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)

183 Longwood Road South

Hamilton, ON

Contact

Len Pizzi

len.pizzi@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

(343) 550-5308

Regions of Delivery

National Capital Region (NCR)