Official UK procurement notice
UK-ETS Auctions Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract between the Buyer and the Supplier is for the supply of Deliverables, being the provision of an auction platform and related services for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (‘UK ETS’) auction platform and related services.
Value of contract is determined by commissions paid to supplier by succesful auction participants.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Nov 2025, 15:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Dec 2025, 22:53 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085615- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e4aeFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
“The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract -
(a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works
required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.”
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Nov 2025 → 22 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends322 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published298 days ago22 Dec 2025, 22:53 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published19 Nov 2025, 15:58 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Nov 2025, 17:22 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected29 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Dec 2025, 22:53 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICE Futures EuropePROVISION OF THE UK EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME AUCTION PLATFORM1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030Extensions: The Buyer may extend the term of this Contract for one year on two separate occasions · Options: Extension options of 2 x 1 year with an additional value of £177,410 in addition to the existing maximum contract value | £1,431,345 | 19 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
PROVISION OF THE UK EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME AUCTION PLATFORM · ICE Futures Europe
- Signed
- 29 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,431,345
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer may extend the term of this Contract for one year on two separate occasions
- Options
- Extension options of 2 x 1 year with an additional value of £177,410 in addition to the existing maximum contract value
No agreed KPIs: Below £5m
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ICE Futures EuropeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender