The Local Energy Delivery Assessment is a free self-assessment tool that helps local and combined authorities understand their readiness to deliver large-scale energy efficiency and place-based energy programmes.
Answer 12 quick questions and get a tailored report that highlights your current level of readiness, strengths and areas for improvement, and practical next steps to support successful programme delivery.
Why complete the assessment?
The local energy landscape is evolving, but you don’t need to wait for every detail to be settled. By understanding your readiness now, you can focus on the foundations that matter, address gaps early on and be better placed to respond as new opportunities emerge.
The practical, evidence-based tool enables you to:
Assess your current level of readiness.
Understand strengths and areas for improvement.
Identify priorities for action.
Receive tailored recommendations and next steps.
Understand where additional support may be beneficial.
Build the foundations for successful delivery
Discover the key priorities and actions that will have the greatest impact.
The assessment is free, straightforward and takes just a few minutes to complete.
Answer 12 multiple choice questions about your readiness for large-scale energy efficiency and place-based energy delivery.
The questions are suitable for organisations at any stage, whether you’re developing plans, preparing for delivery or already managing large-scale programmes.
Based on your answers, we’ll create a personalised report showing your current level of readiness across the key capabilities needed for successful programme delivery. The report highlights strengths and areas for improvement and gives practical recommendations to help you prioritise next steps.
The report covers:
Strategy and governance
Finance
Partnerships
Supply chain
Resident engagement
Further support
The assessment is designed to help you prioritise activity, focus effort where it can have the greatest impact, and identify practical next steps.
If you’d like additional support, our team can deliver an independent delivery readiness review tailored to your circumstances or help you interpret the findings and plan your next steps.
Once you’ve completed the assessment, our team can help you interpret the results. We’ll work with you to:
Understand your priority areas
Explore barriers and challenges
See relevant examples of good practice
Identify practical next steps
For organisations requiring more support, we offer an independent delivery readiness review tailored to your circumstances. The review provides an independent perspective on your readiness and helps translate assessment findings into an actionable plan.
We can provide support where specific challenges have been identified. This is tailored to your priorities and can focus on a single area or a combination of related challenges.
Why work with us
We combine independent insight with practical experience of local energy and programme delivery. Through the Local Energy Delivery Assessment, we can help you move from understanding where the gaps are to identifying practical priorities and next steps.
Move from assessment to action
Understand where your programme currently stands, what to prioritise and how to move forward.
Whether you’re developing plans, preparing for delivery or looking to overcome specific challenges, our team can help.
FAQs
The Local Energy Delivery Assessment is designed for local and combined authorities involved in delivering large-scale energy efficiency and place-based energy programmes.
We recommend completing the assessment as a conversation with other key colleagues or stakeholders.
The assessment consists of 12 multiple choice questions and takes around half an hour to complete.
No. The Local Energy Delivery Assessment is free to complete.
You’ll receive a tailored report that highlights your current level of readiness, identifies strengths and development areas and recommends practical next steps to support successful programme delivery.
The assessment covers key aspects of programme delivery, including:
Strategy and governance
Finance
Partnerships
Supply chain
Resident engagement
The assessment helps you understand your current level of readiness, identify areas for improvement and prioritise actions that can strengthen future programme delivery.
You can use the report to inform planning and prioritise areas for development. If you’d like additional support, our team can help you interpret the findings, explore challenges and identify practical next steps.
Last updated: 10 November 2026
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