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# Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-energy-security-net-zero-gov-d1380). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Department for Energy Security & Net Zero is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 206 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PDHQ-2163-WYMH` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 206
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £170m (median award: £76k) across 100 of 100 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-energy-security-net-zero-gov-d1380

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 20 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 10% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 13 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 137 (99%), Framework: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 72 (52%), Open: 33 (24%), Route not published: 25 (18%), Selective: 5 (4%), Limited / restricted: 3 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 22 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 17 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 16 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 14 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 7 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Ricardo AEA Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ricardo-aea-ltd-coh-08229264):** 8 procedures
2. **[National Nuclear Laboratory](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/national-nuclear-laboratory-coh-03857752):** 7 procedures (9 awards)
3. **[Aether Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aether-limited-coh-06630896):** 7 procedures (9 awards)
4. **[PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pricewaterhouse-coopers-llp-coh-oc303525):** 6 procedures
5. **[OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ove-arup-partners-limited-coh-01312453):** 4 procedures (5 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Wavemaker Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wavemaker-ltd-coh-04078547):** £50m · [DESNZ - COMMS - Media Buying and Planning](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/con-10007-desnz-comms-media-strategy-planning-and-buying-ocds-h6vhtk-0686ac) · Awarded: 12 Jun 2026
2. **[Version 1 Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/version-1-solutions-limited-coh-03438874):** £50m · [IT Service Management and Development (SMD)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-service-management-and-development-smd-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5d0) · Awarded: 28 Jul 2026
3. **[National Nuclear Laboratory](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/national-nuclear-laboratory-coh-03857752):** £20m · [Nuclear Safeguards Programme (NSP)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nuclear-safeguards-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-051ceb) · Awarded: 19 May 2026
4. **[Barclays Bank PLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/barclays-bank-plc-GB-FTS-183773):** £9.0m · [Financial Advisory Services for Sizewell C](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-advisory-services-for-sizewell-c-ocds-h6vhtk-052953)
5. **[OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ove-arup-partners-limited-coh-01312453):** £5.9m · [Climate Services for a Net Zero Resilient World (CSN0W2)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/climate-services-for-a-net-zero-resilient-world-csn0w2-ocds-h6vhtk-05185c)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 18
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 31
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Department for Energy Security & Net Zero intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-energy-security-net-zero-gov-d1380#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-energy-security-net-zero-gov-d1380
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt