Official UK procurement notice
SME Energy Savings Programme
Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe North East MSA is seeking to appoint a delivery partner to manage and deliver an energy efficiency support service which will include:
- An energy advice service (including the provision of decarbonisation plans)
- The energy audit service that will be open to VCSEs and SMEs across Durham, Sunderland, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Gateshead, Newcastle and Northumberland covering both urban and rural areas.
- The management of a £1,000,000 match-funded grant fund. This will allow SMEs to apply for non-repayable grant funding to contribute towards the cost of the installation of energy efficiency measures at their business premises. VCSEs will not be eligible for this fund but will be able to apply to other North East MSA funds.
- The development of a supplier directory to signpost SMEs to the local installer supply chain.
The appointed delivery partner will have a maximum budget of £750,000 (excluding VAT) to manage and deliver this service.
The Programme will be delivered by a procured supplier (delivery partner) but the North East MSA will retain oversight and give advice via a Programme Advisory Board and regular review meetings with the Delivery Partner
CPV: Energy-efficiency consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£750,000
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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).
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
OPEN20261859- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080014- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9c9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted via the OPEN e-tendering platform www.open-uk.org ↗
Bids can not be submitted by email to the North East MSA.
Timeline
21 Aug 2026 → 23 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published66 days ago21 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
- Clarification questions by46 days ago10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 22 days18 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 26 days23 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 15:15 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications The Invitation to Tender (ITT) Pack can be accessed via the OPEN e-tendering portal https://www.open-uk.org/ using reference OPEN20261859. Tenderers need to be registered on that platform to access the ITT pack
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender