Official UK procurement notice
23052 For the provision of a Full Utility billing plaform and services for Swaffham Prior Heating Network
Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCambridgeshire County Council is looking for a provider that can offer a comprehensive billing platform and customer services to support the functioning and operation of its flagship Swaffham Prior heating Network.
Bidders will need to be accredited with Heat Trust rules now under Ofgem.
Contract term is three (3) + four (48) years.
CPV: Customer services · Customer-care services · Electricity distribution and related services · Energy and related services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Meter reading service
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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: 70
- Price: 30
- 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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Sept 2024, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 14 May 2025, 09:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN710860- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021056- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a389Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2024, 11:55 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Oct 2024 → 14 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline31 Oct 2024, 11:55 GMT
- Bids opened31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published14 May 2025, 09:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled14 May 2025, 09:05 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateIV.2 | 31 Oct 2024 | 8 Nov 2024 | +8 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court - Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts - The High CourtsReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.