Official UK procurement notice
Action on Energy Cambridgeshire Retrofit Framework
Authority: Cambridge City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe current contract for the ACTION ON ENERGY CAMBRIDGESHIRE RETROFIT FRAMEWORK is due to expire in May 2027. It is proposed that the Council undertakes a procurement exercise to award a replacement contract so that service delivery may continue uninterrupted at the end of the current contract.
The Cambridgeshire Energy Retrofit Partnership (CERP) is a partnership of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough local authorities that has worked together for many years to support the retrofit challenge to alleviate fuel poverty and maximise energy efficiency. Operating under the brand "Action on Energy Cambridgeshire", the partnership has a track record of securing significant levels of government funding as well as engaging its communities to participate in energy efficiency schemes.
Cambridge City Council as the Lead Authority will contract with no more than 6 Suppliers on behalf of itself and the other Authorities under the Partnership. Suppliers shall provide a "whole-house, fabric first" approach to retrofit delivering energy efficiency solutions in accordance with PAS 2035:2023.
The framework will cover all authorities and the geographical boundaries across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Appointments will be for suppliers that can provide marketing, design and installation team(s) who will be responsible for:
promotion and lead generation activity,
whole house retrofit assessments and retrofit co-ordination services,
installation and handover of retrofit energy efficiency and renewable energy measures
evaluation and monitoring
It is intended to procure the service using a Competitive Flexible Procedure that complies with current procurement legislation.
Tenders are expected to be issued in October 2026.
Shortlisting is expected to take place around December 2026.
Contract award is anticipated in February 2027.
CPV: Building consultancy services · Building services consultancy services · Energy and related services · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 31 Mar 2027
The lotProcurement structure
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Action on Energy Cambridgeshire Retrofit Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Cambridge City Council buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131), and who usually turns up
Cambridge City Council has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) →
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Lot #1CPV 7131Published estimate£120m
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About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Sept 2026, 14:04 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 14:04 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085410- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5b5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
9 Sept 2026 → 31 Mar 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published48 days ago9 Sept 2026, 14:04 BST
- Market engagement39 days ago18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
A Supplier event on the ACTION ON ENERGY CAMBRIDGESHIRE RETROFIT FRAMEWORK is arranged for 18th September 2026 at 15:00 to take place online via Teams.
Any supplier wishing to attend should register their interest by emailing us at cityprocurement@cambridge.gov.uk before 5PM of 16th September 2026. Please let us know the name and email address of the attendee so we can send them a Teams invite.
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 3 days31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 153 days31 Mar 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Sept 2026, 14:04 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- No award published
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender