Research and analysis

Supply chain demonstrator project: final evaluation report

Findings from the evaluation of 6 domestic energy efficiency retrofit supply chain demonstrator pilots.

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
11 October 2021

Documents

Evaluation of the Supply Chain Demonstrator Project

Ref: BEIS Research Paper Number 2021/55

PDF, 793 KB, 97 pages

Appendix: Supply Chain Demonstrator Project: Project-level and Overarching Theories of Change

Ref: BEIS Research Paper Number 2021/55

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Details

BEIS commissioned 6 demonstration projects to test different approaches for increasing the rates of energy efficiency improvements amongst able to pay owner occupiers as part of the Local Supply Chain Demonstrators scheme.

The aim of the evaluation was to assess the extent to which the Local Supply Chain Demonstrators scheme has achieved the objectives and outcomes outlined below. This publication reports on the findings across the whole of the 3-year evaluation.

The aim of the demonstration projects was to increase the uptake of retrofit work in target areas through:

  • providing support for local supply chain integration and project coordination
  • targeting able to pay owner occupiers and the private rented sector with attractive and more affordable opportunities for retrofit work

The expected outcomes of the Local Supply Chain Demonstrators scheme as a whole were:

  • the coordination of different parts of the retrofit supply chain to improve the quality and consistency of retrofit work, while increasing the skills and knowledge of supply chain actors through training
  • the generation of further learning regarding the barriers to retrofit work as well as successful engagement routes for different consumer groups and different parts of the supply chain
  • the development of sustainable business models for retrofit and partnerships that will continue beyond the project period
  • a (minor) increase of retrofit projects, particularly deeper retrofit, in project areas through the coordination of market players

The 6 demonstration projects were delivered in the following target areas: Bristol and Bath, Cornwall, East/West Sussex, Greater London, Greater Manchester, and Oxfordshire. Projects ran until April 2021 as 3 years of activity:

  • Year 1: November 2018 – March 2019
  • Year 2: April 2019 – March 2020
  • Year 3: April 2020 – March 2021
Published 11 October 2021