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Published 2 Oct 2026, 15:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PME exercise for energy procurement and support services.

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected 1 Dec 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contracting authority seeks to establish a contract for the provision of energy procurement and support services.

Services may include, but are not limited to, energy market intelligence and forecasting, energy procurement and trading support, contract management, budgeting and financial planning, invoice validation and bill auditing, consumption analysis, risk management, sustainability and carbon reporting support, regulatory compliance advice, utility data management, and related consultancy services.

The appointed provider(s) may be required to support the contracting authority in obtaining best value from its energy portfolio and in developing and implementing energy procurement strategies primarily across electricity and gas supplies.

CPV: Energy-management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions
Extension options published
71314200 Energy-management services

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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Oct 2026, 15:29 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2026, 15:29 BST
Authority reference
T2684a
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Energy-management services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077fff

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    2 Oct 2026, 15:29 BST
  2. Market engagementin 21 days
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    Belfast City Council is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to inform the development of a future procurement for Energy Procurement and Support Services. The purpose of this engagement is to gain a better understanding of the services available within the market, emerging more…trends, delivery models, innovation opportunities, and potential procurement approaches. Information gathered through this exercise will assist in shaping the scope, specification and procurement strategy for any subsequent procurement process. Interested suppliers are invited to participate and provide feedback on their capabilities, service offerings, market insights and experience in delivering services such as energy procurement, trading support, budget forecasting, invoice validation, market intelligence, contract management, reporting and related energy management services. Participation in this engagement exercise is entirely voluntary and will not form part of any evaluation process. A future procurement opportunity, if progressed, will be advertised separately and participation in this engagement will neither confer any advantage nor disadvantage to any supplier. If you are interested in participating in this exercise please email [email protected] to register your interest on or before 23rd October 2026. After this date BCC will be in touch regarding next steps which will likely involve meeting (via MS Teams) to discuss the requirement.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 60 days
    1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 180 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 15:29 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQXY-5321-CGZM 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJ

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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