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Published 26 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Utilities Broker Service - 2025

Official notice

Authority: The Education Training Collective (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£3,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £3,150,000 inc. VAT27.1% above final estimate
Submissions closed 22 Dec 2025awarded 26 Jan 2026
Awarded to SMS Energy Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 25 Jan 2029 · up to 25 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 26 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Education Training Collective (Etc.) is seeking to appoint an experienced and fully accredited Utilities Broker to manage, procure, and advise on energy and water supply contracts across its group of colleges and training sites. The successful broker will deliver cost-effective, compliant, and sustainable utilities management covering gas, electricity, and water meter contracts.

CPV: Energy and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£3,000,000
Contract period: 26 Jan 2026 – 25 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 25 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £3,000,000 exc. VAT · £3,150,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 1
71314000 Energy and related services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT
Last source update
9 Feb 2026, 09:44 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Jan 2026
Authority reference
ETCP-2025-0020
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077363
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Energy and related services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e97d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
22 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/the-etc/ ↗

Timeline

26 Nov 2025 → 9 Feb 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published325 days ago
    26 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by306 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline299 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by277 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent264 days ago
    26 Jan 2026
  6. Contract starts264 days ago
    26 Jan 2026
  7. Standstill ends254 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Latest notice published250 days ago
    9 Feb 2026, 09:44 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Jan 2026, 15:38 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Jan 2026, 15:38 GMT
  4. Contract details notice published
    9 Feb 2026, 09:44 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract signature expected
    9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,813,5001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 75 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SMS Energy Services LimitedSMESupply of Utilities Broker Services10 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2029 · up to 9 Feb 2031Extensions: 1 x 24 months£3,813,500 inc. VAT26 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply of Utilities Broker Services · SMS Energy Services LimitedSME

    Signed
    9 Feb 2026
    Value
    £3,813,500 inc. VAT
    Period
    10 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2029 · up to 9 Feb 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 x 24 months

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Education Training Collective

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-UKPRN: 10006341 Stockton Riverside College, Thornaby, North East, TS176FBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SMS Energy Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDBL-6497-TDTN Prennau House, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 8XHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender