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Published 10 Jul 2025, 08:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T25-046ENV Tender for the supply of a Positive Energy District Strategy and Action Plan

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£42,000£42,000 inc. VAT12.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Aug 2025awarded 15 Jan 2026
Awarded to Turner and Townsend Consulting Ltd
Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) wishes to procure consultancy services to develop and produce a Positive Energy District (PED) Strategy and Action Plan to help deliver the council’s and its commission’s net zero targets. Derry City and Strabane District is seeking to appoint a qualified consultant to develop a “Positive Energy District Strategy”. The aims of the strategy will be to improve the energy efficiency of council buildings and to help the council and its communities transition to renewable forms of energy., whilst creating opportunities for energy storage. It is proposed that the strategy, proposed through a recent PED-themed funding application, identify potential PED(s) within the city/ district with a view to providing a PED strategy that would provide a blueprint for energy efficiency, energy decarbonisation, renewable energy generation and further PED development. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Energy-management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£42,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (6 mo)Value: £42,000 exc. VAT · £42,000 inc. VAT

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

Lot awarding rule: Refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

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
10 Jul 2025, 08:30 BST
Last source update
2 Mar 2026, 12:48 GMT
Authority reference
T25-046ENV Tender for the supply of a Positive Energy District Strategy and Action Plan
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038778
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Energy and related servicesEnergy-efficiency consultancy servicesEnergy-management services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c75 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jul 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 08:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts393 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published241 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 12:48 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 08:30 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Mar 2026, 12:48 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Mar 2026, 12:48 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £47,3841 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Turner and Townsend Consulting Ltd3 Mar 2026 – 2 Oct 2026£47,384 inc. VAT15 Jan 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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