Official UK procurement notice
AT1498-LOCAL ENERGY PLAN · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council requires a specialist consultant to develop a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) covering the whole of Luton Borough (all 19 wards), including: whole-systems energy modelling of heat, power and transport to 2050; stakeholder-informed scenario planning and a preferred pathway; costed interventions covering capital, operating and maintenance costs and carbon savings; and an implementation plan structured across 0-5, 5-15 and 15+ year horizons, with projects prioritised against available funding streams.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£100,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80%
- Price: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 11:15 BST
- Authority reference
AT1498- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084759- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f443Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
8 Sept 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published49 days ago8 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
- Latest notice published43 days ago14 Sept 2026, 11:15 BST
- Clarification questions by42 days ago15 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline35 days ago22 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2026- Tender notice published8 Sept 2026, 10:48 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Sept 2026, 11:15 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
This tender is a closed tender to selected suppliers as a Request for Quote. The tender notice was published in error and selected suppliers have been notified via the councils e-tendering portal.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender