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Vacant property utility supply

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£700,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 12:50 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
CPV family not published
Decision Velocity
~7 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 7 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£1,720,000
Contract/award value: £1,720,000
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
Not published
SME bid count not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 65)
Based on 809 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
3 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
7 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 65)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
ANGLIAN WATER BUSINESS (NATIONAL) LIMITEDCRN: 03017251
8 contracts£436,319,718At ceiling / not disclosed
WATER PLUS LIMITEDCRN: 04141390
7 contracts£1,205,103,814At ceiling / not disclosed
EDF Energy Customers LimitedCRN: 02228297
4 contracts£1,692,411,545At ceiling / not disclosed
Scottish Water Business StreamCRN: SC332092
4 contracts£6,696,460At ceiling / not disclosed
CASTLE WATER LIMITEDCRN: SC475583
3 contracts£1,200,175,000At ceiling / not disclosed
JACOBS U.K. LIMITEDCRN: 02594504
3 contracts£1,180,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Believ LtdCRN: 12231122
3 contracts£515,113,725At ceiling / not disclosed
CHAR.GY LIMITEDCRN: 10222179
3 contracts£114,400,000-55.5% below budget
CORONA ENERGY LIMITEDCRN: 03241012
3 contracts£82,256,252At ceiling / not disclosed
HSL COMPLIANCE LTDCRN: 02425951
3 contracts£34,400,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
5/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
No sufficiently evidenced comparable record has been calculated yet.
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Sheffield City Council: "Vacant property utility supply". Published status: complete. Published value: £700,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySheffield City CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£700,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Sheffield City Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Sheffield City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
4.69%Historical Average
Based on 7 comparable awards
Competition Density
5.82Bids / Report (median)
5.88% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
ShelterTop vendor: 33.89% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 192 active published awards; 17 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 65; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Shelter1 win£591,000—
Paradigm Psychological Services Ltd1 win£485,340—
NOMAD OPENING DOORS1 win£198,092—
Homeless Link2 wins£148,026—
Social Finance1 win£99,888—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySheffield City Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
Last source update18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0671aa
What is being bought
It is Sheffield City Councils intention to award a contract of up to four years to British Gas Trading Limited. The contract will see British Gas Trading manage and supply utilities to vacant residential properties. Sheffield City Council requires a direct relationship with the utility supplier and wants to avoid the additional layer of supplier dependency created by the use of a third-party intermediary. The Council would not have a direct contractual or operational relationship with the energy provider, resulting in reduced control, longer communication routes, potential delays in resolving billing and account issues, and less visibility over property and account data. Given the scale and complexity of Sheffield's void property portfolio, a direct relationship with the utility provider is considered essential to enable timely account management, efficient debt resolution, dispute management and operational responsiveness. A Preliminary market engagement notice was published via YORtender on the 1st April 2026, the notice was published to the Find a Tender Service with the Council not receiving any submissions or responses. As a result, British Gas Trading is believed to be the only company able to fulfil these requirements and therefore, the Council intends to proceed with the award unless valid objection is made during the standstill period.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
  4. Published value updated to £700,000
    23 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
  5. Status changed to planning
    23 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
  6. Official notice release published
    23 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
  7. Buyer information updated
    23 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #LOT-0000
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
  2. Award pending
    Not published · £1,720,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
BRITISH GAS TRADING LIMITED
£1,720,000 · Not published · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Sheffield City Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPQT-9425-JWVM
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  • Sheffield City Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PPQT-9425-JWVM
    The Town Hall, Pinstone St, Sheffield, UKE32, S1 2HH, GB
    [email protected]

  • BRITISH GAS TRADING LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 03078711 · GB-PPON: PPQG-1767-NGCR
    Millstream Maidenhead Road, Berkshire, UKJ11, SL4 5GD, GB
    [email protected]
Award and contract changes
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied

  • Not published

    tender
    conflictOfInterest
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleIt is Sheffield City Councils intention to award a contract of up to four years to British Gas Trading Limited. The contract will see British Gas Trading manage and supply utilities to vacant residential properties. Sheffield City Council requires a direct relationship with the utility supplier and wants to avoid the additional layer of supplier dependency created by the use of a third-party intermediary. The Council would not have a direct contractual or operational relationship with the energy provider, resulting in reduced control, longer communication routes, potential delays in resolving billing and account issues, and less visibility over property and account data. Given the scale and complexity of Sheffield's void property portfolio, a direct relationship with the utility provider is considered essential to enable timely account management, efficient debt resolution, dispute management and operational responsiveness. A Preliminary market engagement notice was published via YORtender on the 1st April 2026, the notice was published to the Find a Tender Service with the Council not receiving any submissions or responses. As a result, British Gas Trading is believed to be the only company able to fulfil these requirements and therefore, the Council intends to proceed with the award unless valid objection is made during the standstill period.