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title: "Purchase of UK Allowances (UKA's) in accordance with the UK Emissions Trading Scheme"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-uk-allowances-uka-s-in-accordance-with-the-uk-emissions-trading-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-02f612"
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# Purchase of UK Allowances (UKA's) in accordance with the UK Emissions Trading Scheme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-uk-allowances-uka-s-in-accordance-with-the-uk-emissions-trading-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-02f612). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Strathclyde: "Purchase of UK Allowances (UKA's) in accordance with the UK Emissions Trading Scheme". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £4,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Strathclyde](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-strathclyde-coh-rc000670)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Custom broker services, Energy and related services, Energy-efficiency consultancy services, Energy-management services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM82
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f612`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-uk-allowances-uka-s-in-accordance-with-the-uk-emissions-trading-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-02f612#tl-md)

## Description
The University of Strathclyde is currently undertaking a market scoping exercise, under Regulation 41 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, to understand levels of interest in working with the University to establish a contract for services relating to the trading of UKAs and relevant market intelligence in relation to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
The University of Strathclyde is an Operator of a stationary installation within the UK-ETS and has a requirement to purchase approximately 20,000 UKAs.  The University has received no free allowances in the 2021 to 2025 allocation period.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71314000, 71314200, 71314300, 79223000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This Contract will include, but will not be limited to:
- Purchases of allowances at auctions on behalf of the University.
- Incorporating a hedging strategy on behalf of the university to limit exposure to high prices of allowances.
- Holding and tr...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028325-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-12T11:45:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T17:44:33.297Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f612