Smart energy Consultant

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  "date": "2026-07-28T16:51:18+01:00",
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    "name": "Wolverhampton City Council"
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          "startDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00"
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    "title": "Smart energy Consultant",
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    "legalBasis": {
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    "description": "The Council has undertaken preliminary research into the Smart Building Technology market and is seeking to progress towards a formal procurement exercise for the delivery of Smart Building Technology solutions across its estate. Prior to undertaking this next phase, the Council is exploring the appointment of an independent specialist consultant to provide technical, commercial and procurement-related support.\nThe Council anticipates that any appointed consultant would act as a trusted advisor and critical friend throughout the project lifecycle. This may include supporting the Council in understanding the available technology landscape, identifying appropriate use cases, reviewing existing building management and energy systems, developing technical requirements, facilitating stakeholder engagement, supporting business case development and advising on procurement and implementation approaches.\nThe Council is particularly interested in understanding how smart building technologies can support:\n•\tImproved energy efficiency and carbon reduction.\n•\tEnhanced building performance and operational management.\n•\tBetter utilisation of assets and facilities.\n•\tImproved occupant comfort and wellbeing.\n•\tData-driven decision making through improved monitoring and analytics.\n•\tIntegration with existing and future Building Management Systems (BMS), energy monitoring platforms and business intelligence tools.\n•\tFuture integration with renewable energy technologies, battery storage and wider smart energy initiatives.",
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        "locality": "Wolverhampton",
        "postalCode": "WV1 1SH",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Civic Centre, St Peter's Square"
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        "email": "corporate.procurement@wolverhampton.gov.uk"
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        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-08-07T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "Preliminary Market Engagement document found by accessing www.wolverhamptontenders.com. Responses to be submitted via responding to questions in writing found within the project, and reuploaded to the portal for review.\nPlease note this is not a call for competition and responses will not be used to prejudice a supplier in any future opportunities."
      }
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