Official UK procurement notice
Energy Advice Services 2026
Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is an ITT to provide Energy Advice 740Services. The Council requires a supplier to carry out the provision of a free impartial information, advice and support service on all aspects of fuel poverty and energy efficiencies. This is in order to help alleviate fuel poverty, improve the energy efficiency of housing, maximise residents’ income and reduce carbon emissions within the local area
CPV: Energy-efficiency consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Energy Advice[GS2.1] ServicesAwardedRenewal
Energy Advice[GS2.1] Services. The Council requires a supplier to carry out the provision of a free impartial information, advice and support service on all aspects of fuel poverty and energy efficiencies. This is in order to help alleviate fuel poverty, improve the energy efficiency of housing, maximise residents’ income and reduce carbon emissions within the local area,
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).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Provision of Goods, Services, Works: 40%
- Contract Resources: 25%
- Contract Management: 15%
- Fair Work Practices: 5%
- price: 10%
- Sustainability & Community Benefits: 10%
- Environmental Wellbeing (Climate Change Duties): 5%
Published award criteria (7)
- Provision of Goods, Services, Works: 40
- Contract Resources: 25
- Contract Management: 15
- Sustainability & Community Benefits: 10
- Fair Work Practices: 5
- Environmental Wellbeing (Climate Change Duties): 5
- Price: 10
- Economic & financial standing
In addition to any financial standing requirements within the SPD (Scotland) for each tender submission, the Council may conduct a financial appraisal based on the most recent filed accounts/credit check and by considering financial ratios produced in this appraisal alongside the total value of the contract. This allows the Council to assess the financial stability to undertake the contract.
Should the result from the Contractor not demonstrate appropriate financial standing and identify areas of concern or risk, further account related information may be requested for further assessment. The Council reserves the right not to award contracts beyond the demonstrated financial standing.
The Council reserves the right to make judgement upon the financial stability of any Bidder and to disqualify them on this basis if they are deemed not to be financially stable. The Council reserves the right to make judgement upon whether a Bidder is unable to comply with any mandatory requirement and in such instances the Response may be deemed invalid and disqualified from the evaluation process. The Council also reserves the right to revisit any checks on Financial Sustainability throughout the duration of the contract.
- Technical & professional ability
The Bidder must confirm that staff proposed for delivery of the Contract hold all mandatory qualifications, registrations or accreditations required by law or industry standards to perform the Services.
As a minimum requirement Energy Advisors should have or be working towards City & Guilds Energy Awareness 6281-01 and City & Guilds Renewable Energy in the Home 6281-02.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 10 of 110 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 3 Aug 2026, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 12:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Sept 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CRN00044128- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092817- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da46Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
- Performance Targets / KPIs
- A minimum of 1200 home visits to residents’ homes per year.
2000 referrals to be made to other organisations on an annual basis
1200 Fuel poverty details to be taken annually.
Public engagement events attended annually, 100.
= Number of home visits;
- Number of householders taken out of fuel poverty following assistance
- Fuel bill savings of interventions;
- Carbon savings of interventions;
- Energy efficiency improvements of households
- Levels of grant funding secured;
- Ratio of income to fuel bill expenditure for each householder, before and after use of service;
- Number of unique households supported/engaged;
Publisher note: (SC Ref:844511)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
10 Sept 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Bids opened42 days ago10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline36 days ago16 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST
- Notice published21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 12:45 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Aug 2026- Deadline moved to 16 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST25 Aug 2026, 11:26 BST+14 days · was 2 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete1 Oct 2026, 12:45 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 2 Sept 2026 | 16 Sept 2026 | +14 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 10 Sept 2026 | 24 Sept 2026 | +14 d |
Additional time to make changes minor changes to documents. Also time to answer questions raised.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScarfSME | £735,651 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 092817-2026-CRN00044128-1 · ScarfSME
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2026
- Value
- £735,651
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ScarfAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.