On 22 April 2015, Sustainability Victoria (SV) will release a Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from parties to own, maintain and distribute the FirstRate5 House Energy Rating Software.

Interested parties will be encouraged to provide submissions which will be evaluated by an independent panel. SV will seek to ensure that the new owner is willing to maintain and improve Firstrate5 while continuing to provide ongoing support to users.

Successful respondents will subsequently be invited to engage in a closed Request for Tender (RFT) process.

The public Call for Expressions of Interest will be available online at www.tenders.vic.gov.au for a period of five weeks, from 22 April and closing on 27 May 2015.

We are proud of the impact that FirstRate5 has had on the energy efficiency of new dwellings in Victoria and interstate, and firmly believe there is an exciting future for this software in the marketplace. SV will continue to support improved resource efficiency in the built environment through a range of other programs.

Software support is still available at [email protected]

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