Official UK procurement notice
Sutton Community Energy Capacity Building and Set-Up Support - London Borough of Sutton
Authority: London Borough of Sutton (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCommunity Energy is a rapidly growing sector that empowers local communities to generate their own low carbon energy supplies. There are over 500 community energy groups across the UK delivering a range of different projects that all benefit their local community and improve access to local, renewable energy.
There are a range of new and established community energy organisations operating across London, including groups such as CREW and Croydon Community Energy in neighbouring boroughs.
At present there is no community energy organisation operational in Sutton.
The London Borough of Sutton is seeking a lead partner to deliver a one year project to establish community energy in the borough. The key activities/outputs are defined within the following two stage:
Stage 1. Capacity building
Stage 2. Set-up support
The estimated budget for this project is in the range of £35,000 - £40,000 maximum (exc. vat) for both stages combined.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£40,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: The award is based on quality (60%) and price (40%). Please refer to the tender documents for full details
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 Nov 2025, 12:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 12:38 GMT
- Authority reference
DN797363- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073517- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e05eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
13 Nov 2025 → 27 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published344 days ago13 Nov 2025, 12:57 GMT
- Clarification questions by290 days ago6 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline284 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts270 days ago26 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published269 days ago27 Jan 2026, 12:38 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 12:57 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published27 Jan 2026, 12:38 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete27 Jan 2026, 12:38 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BioRegionalSME | £40,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Sutton Community Energy Capacity Building and Set-Up Support - London Borough of Sutton · BioRegionalSME
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £40,000
- Period
- 27 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BioRegionalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender