Official UK procurement notice
Energy Advice Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Stoke on Trent City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG23)
Published estimate£262,000≈ £52k / year · £262,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Feb 2026awarded 12 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to BEAT THE COLD
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis opportunity is for a provider to work in partnership with Stoke on Trent City Council to
provide an Energy Advice Service for the city. The provider will support the development
and delivery of programmes to improve energy efficiency, reduce fuel poverty and to
reduce the negative health impact of cold homes.
Please note, the final 3 years of this service are subject to funding.
- No preliminary market engagement: Premarket engagement was carried out by the commissioner.
CPV: Energy-efficiency consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£262,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical (Quality): 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial : The 30 marks applicable to the Commercial (Price) evaluation will be calculated using the following formulae: Lowest total tender price divided by bidders total tender price (ie the bid under consideration) multiplied by 30 = marks awarded. (For clarity the total commercial score will be to 2 decimal places)
- Technical (Quality): Technical (Quality) Evaluation The 70 marks for the Technical (Quality) evaluation is further broken down into a number of sub- criteria as follows: 25 marks - Approach & Methodology 15 marks - Case Studies 5 marks - Project Plan 5 marks - Project Team 10 marks - Added Value 10 marks - Social Value The score for each of the above technical criteria will be arrived at by applying the mechanism detailed below: Scoring mechanism Score 5 marks – where the evidence demonstrates that all of the tender requirements have been met. Response provided is excellent. Score 4 marks - where the evidence demonstrates that most of the tender requirements have been met. Response provided is good. Score 3 marks - where the evidence demonstrates that some of the tender requirements have been met. Response provided is satisfactory. Score 2 marks – where the evidence demonstrates clear gaps in meeting the tender requirements and is not comprehensive. Response provided is below average. Score 1 mark – where the evidence demonstrates a significant flaw in meeting the tender requirements. Response provided is poor Score 0 marks - where no information is provided for the relevant criteria
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 19 Jan 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
HDG/2026/1006- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004246- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060873Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published280 days ago19 Jan 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Submission deadline252 days ago16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent225 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published224 days ago16 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
- Award decision expected by224 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends214 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026- Tender notice published19 Jan 2026, 11:01 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £262,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAT THE COLDVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 | £262,000 inc. VAT | 12 Mar 2026standstill to 26 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BEAT THE COLDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender