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Published 11 Aug 2025, 19:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

B&D Energy Billing System

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2025awarded 19 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to Armadillo Analytics Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 11 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

B&D Energy plans to supply heat and electricity to approximately 7,000 residential properties, currently around 2,000 are supplied. A billing platform provider is required to provide a comprehensive billing solution that provides accurate and timely billing services for our customers. In addition, B&D Energy is looking to introduce a Pay as You Go (PAYG) billing solution for the supply of electricity and heat. The preferred solution will be meet core B&D Energy requirements immediately and to evolve over time to agreed development roadmap to deliver a best-in-class billing solution for the foreseeable future

Further information and tender documents are available on our e-tendering portal lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗. Any questions regarding the tender should be addressed through the portal in the messaging section.

Closing date 1pm on Friday 3rd October 2025

CPV: Energy-management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 11 Mar 2031 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 years at the discretion of the Council

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Quality: 50%
  • Product Demonstration: 25%
  • Cost: 25%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Quality
  • Product Demonstration
  • Cost
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
11 Aug 2025, 19:29 BST
Last source update
22 Dec 2025, 12:56 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047802
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Energy-management services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058590 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
3 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
19 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 19:29 BST
  2. Clarification questions by396 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline382 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by323 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent306 days ago
    19 Dec 2025
  6. Latest notice published302 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 12:56 GMT
  7. Standstill ends287 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts203 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 19:29 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Dec 2025, 12:56 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2025, 12:56 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £305,5401 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Armadillo Analytics LimitedSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 11 Mar 2031Extensions: The contract will be extended for a further period of up to 2 years at the discretion of the Council£305,540 inc. VAT19 Dec 2025standstill to 6 Jan 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPYP-9821-RZGJ Town Hall, Barking, London, IG11 7LUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Armadillo Analytics LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJWV-3778-JQWQ 86-90 Paul Street, London, London, EC2A 4NEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender