Secure Funding
The Low Carbon Skills Fund (LCSF) and Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) are two Government schemes designed to help public sector organisations bridge the affordability and capability gap to renewable energy supply and low-carbon technologies.
We recommend an LCSF application as the first step in the process, however the scheme is not a requirement for PSDS funding. We can provide all documentation requirements for a PSDS application regardless of any previous LCSF funding.
For each scheme, we've summarised the key considerations and eligibility criteria.
Support at every stage
We have developed an integrated and holistic solution to guide you through each application stage of LCSF and PSDS.
Our support progresses from initial funding scoping and data capture, through to preparing for implementation, and then to project delivery and completion.
Stage 1
Setting foundations
Low Carbon Skills Fund (LCSF)
The LCSF provides essential funding for heat decarbonisation assessments, enabling public sector organisations to identify viable, accurate decarbonisation strategies.
During this first stage, we can assist you with data collection, heat decarbonisation reporting, and feasibility assessments.
Stage 2
Preparing for implementation
Moving to PSDS funding
Building on the LCSF findings, PSDS funding enables public sector organisations to bring decarbonisation plans to life, covering additional costs for low-carbon heating systems and other energy-efficient upgrades.
In this second stage, we support you to transition from the planning stage to funded implementation.
Stage 3
Project delivery and completion
Activating PSDS funding
Once PSDS funding is secured, public sector organisations can progress to full design and implementation of heat decarbonisation projects.
In this concluding stage, we provide seamless project delivery to lead your project through to successful installation and completion.
How we can help
We guide our clients to access vital funding streams like LCSF and PSDS. We provide a bespoke, single source solution that can include:
- Application form completion
- Project business case / feasibility reporting (including cost-benefit analysis)
- Energy baseline data (current energy usage and carbon emissions calculated using physics-based energy modelling)
- Project costings - MEP and fabric
- Estimated energy savings (projected reductions in energy consumption and emissions)
- Supporting documentation (evidence of existing conditions, quotes, technical specifications, diagrams etc).
- Risk assessment (identification and mitigation)
- Compliance with PSDS criteria
- Procurement strategy (approach for securing contractors and materials)
Experience highlights
The Elliot Foundation Academy Trust (TEFAT)
We are appointed on a Salix PSDS government-funded decarbonisation project for The Elliot Foundation Academy Trust.
Following the completion of our decarbonisation feasibility study, we submitted an application to Salix for further project funding for design work and investment towards the installation of the proposed solutions.
Now in delivery phase, the approved project includes design for fabric and MEP services, including Air Source Heat Pumps and PV systems.
Inspire Learning Trust
We are helping to deliver heat decarbonisation plans across four schools within the Inspire Learning Trust portfolio, after successfully assisting the Trust with a phase 5 Low Carbon Skills Fund application in 2024.
Colleagues from our Mechanical and Electrical, Cost Management, and Built Asset Consultancy teams are collaborating to develop detailed, robust decarbonisation plans. These plans will assist the Trust in identifying the works needed to enhance the sustainability of their estate and provide evidence of improvement costs to support a subsequent PSDS application.
Blue Light
We have developed a series of heat decarbonisation plans for a Blue Light service in the North, identifying practical measures to reduce energy demand and consumption across their estate, and helping them achieve their Net Zero targets.
Our multidisciplinary teams are working collaboratively to produce detailed, accurately modelled, and thoroughly costed reports that provide supporting evidence to strengthen future PSDS applications.
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