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# Utility Regulator · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/utility-regulator-GB-PPON-PWCB-8418-YTPD). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Utility Regulator is a Central government based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 10 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Utility Regulator
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PWCB-8418-YTPD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 10
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.8m (median award: £1.4m) across 2 of 2 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/utility-regulator-GB-PPON-PWCB-8418-YTPD

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 10 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 6% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 2 (50%), Framework: 2 (50%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 3 (75%), Direct award: 1 (25%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (75% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 2 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
4. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 2 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
5. **[Public utilities](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/public-utilities-65000000) (CPV 65):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[SANS SOUCI CONSULTING LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sans-souci-consulting-limited-coh-ni065960):** 1 procedures
2. **[Energy Saving Trust Enterprises Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/energy-saving-trust-enterprises-limited-coh-07805748):** 1 procedures
3. **[SCC Chartered Accountants](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scc-chartered-accountants-coh-ni644023):** 1 procedures
4. **[Version1 Software](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/version1-software-coh-fc030692):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Energy Saving Trust Enterprises Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/energy-saving-trust-enterprises-limited-coh-07805748):** £2.0m · [NISEP Programme Administrator](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dac-22-25-nisep-programme-administrator-for-the-utility-regulator-ocds-h6vhtk-05ce13) · Awarded: 15 May 2026
2. **[SANS SOUCI CONSULTING LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sans-souci-consulting-limited-coh-ni065960):** £765k · [Programme Management Office for the NI Smart Meter Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/programme-management-office-for-the-ni-smart-meter-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-060d64) · Awarded: 20 Apr 2026

## 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 Utility Regulator intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/utility-regulator-GB-PPON-PWCB-8418-YTPD#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/utility-regulator-GB-PPON-PWCB-8418-YTPD
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt