Official UK procurement notice
School Sustainability Support, Action on Carbon and Energy in Schools (ACES) programme
Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UKSouth East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£50,000≈ £50k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT22.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Oct 2025awarded 9 Feb 2026
Awarded to Chamberlains Aqua & Energy Systems Ltd.
Contract term 1 yrends 11 Jan 2027 · up to 23 Nov 2027 with extensions · starts 12 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOxfordshire County Council (OCC) is seeking to procure a sustainability support service
for schools, continuing and building on the Action on Carbon and Energy in Schools
(ACES) programme.
Provision of consultancy to schools in Oxfordshire to help them understand climate
change. Engagement with OCC schools in order for them to reduce carbon emissions and
energy cost.
CPV: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£50,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. 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- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 13 Aug 2025, 10:46 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 18:04 GMT
- Authority reference
I-4541- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061389- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0586d2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please return your Tender via the Councils Portal at sebp.due-north.com ↗
Timeline
13 Aug 2025 → 3 Mar 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published13 Aug 2025, 10:46 BST
- Next notice expected22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published395 days ago1 Oct 2025, 14:45 BST
- Clarification questions by381 days ago15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline366 days ago30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts293 days ago12 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published242 days ago3 Mar 2026, 18:04 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025- Planned procurement notice published13 Aug 2025, 10:46 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published1 Oct 2025, 14:45 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Oct 2025, 14:45 BST
- Deadline moved to 30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT1 Oct 2025, 14:45 BST+13 days · was 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published3 Mar 2026, 18:04 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2026, 18:04 GMT
- Contract signature expected3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £38,6001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1919 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlains Aqua & Energy Systems Ltd.3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2027 · up to 2 Mar 2028Extensions: The initial contract term may be extended by the Council for an additional period of up to 12 months. | £38,600 | 9 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19final-stage tenders | 19 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Chamberlains Aqua & Energy Systems Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications To access the tender documents, please register on the e-tendering portal using this link: https://sebp.due-north.com/ Then, search for the tender reference DN786676 to view and download the documents.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender