Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 25 Sept 2026, 12:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Energy Broker Procurement · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Community Housing (Housing)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrends 1 May 2028 · up to 1 May 2032 with extensions · starts 1 May 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The Energy Broker is required to;

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Energy Broker is required to;

  • Obtain quotes for Gas and Electricity
  • Negotiate contract terms and pricing
  • Provide recommendations on the most appropriate strategy
  • Monitor energy market trends to provide market intelligence and updates
  • Advise on when to secure contracts to obtain the best rates
  • Identity opportunities to reduce costs
  • Review invoices to ensure suppliers are charging correctly
  • Support Community Housing with energy data for reporting purposes

CPV: Commodity brokerage services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 1 yrSME
Contract period: 1 May 2027 – 1 May 2028 (1 yr) · up to 1 May 2032 with extensions
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Community Housing buys Brokerage and related securities and commodities services (CPV 6613), and who usually turns up

Community Housing’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Brokerage and related securities and commodities services (CPV 6613) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerCommunity Housing · all categories
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 3 of 4 known-size awards · market: CPV 6613 · UK-wide, n=17
3 of 435%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

Buyer: 2 of 2 known-location awards · market: CPV 6613 · UK-wide, n=15
2 of 227%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
i
Buyer: 3 decided notices · market: division 66 · West Midlands, n=19
31 days64 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 31 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: at least 1 of 2 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 6613 · UK-wide, n=22
1 of 250%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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This buyerToo few to chart: 1 lot with bid counts, 5 needed · all categories
The market13 lots with bid counts · CPV 6613 · UK-wide
15% had one bid
% of the market's 13 lots with a published bid count · select a colour for counts
1 bid15%
Market: 2 of 13 lots with published bid counts.
2–315%
Market: 2 of 13 lots with published bid counts.
4–615%
Market: 2 of 13 lots with published bid counts.
7+54%
Market: 7 of 13 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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This buyerToo few to chart: 2 lots with estimate and award, 5 needed · all categories
The market5 lots with estimate and award · CPV 6613 · UK-wide
20% below estimate
% of the market's 5 lots with an estimate and award · select a colour for counts
Below estimate20%
Market: 1 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%80%
Market: 4 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate0%
Market: 0 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 661312 monthsSME suitableEstimate not published
Expected competition
i

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 37 past lots.

—No model forecast yet14% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 37 similar lots
1 bid14%
5 of 37 similar past lots received 1 bid (14%).
2–341%
15 of 37 similar past lots received 2–3 (41%).
4–643%
16 of 37 similar past lots received 4–6 (43%).
7+3%
1 of 37 similar past lots received 7+ (3%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 3 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—Estimate not published
The buyer published no estimate for this lot, so there is nothing to forecast against. A price prediction here would be a number about a number we do not have.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

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Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
25 Sept 2026, 12:55 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 12:55 BST
Authority reference
178
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090976
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Commodity brokerage services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a80 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Sept 2026 → 1 May 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published50 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 12:55 BST
  2. Market engagement32 days ago
    13 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST

    Email [email protected] with the subject reference as '178. Energy Broker Procurement' requesting a copy of the Pre-Market engagement questionnaire for completion. Responses must be submitted to [email protected] by 1pm on 12th October 2026.

  3. Today
    14 Nov 2026
  4. Contract startsin 167 days
    1 May 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Sept 2026, 12:55 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Community Housing Group Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 32351R · GB-PPON: PHDT-3538-YJVJ 3 Foley Grove, Kidderminster, West Midlands, DY11 7PTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure