Official UK procurement notice
Vacant property utility supply
Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIt 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.
CPV: Professional services for the gas industry · Residential property services · Services related to the oil and gas industry
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Authority reference
100109189- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078476- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0671aaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 Mar 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published213 days ago23 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Market engagement190 days ago15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗ All dates and contract values shown are estimates and subject Sheffield City Council issuing a tender.
- Next notice expected122 days ago22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published65 days ago18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 10 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMTUK2
- Transparency notice published18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITISH GAS TRADING LIMITEDVacant Property Utilities Supply1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2030 | £1,720,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRITISH GAS TRADING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender