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Ofgem tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
10
About one every 37 days
Contracts awarded
22
To 23 different suppliers
Value awarded
£17.7m
14 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£256k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. 2026-035 Spreadsheet Modelling Best Practice

    UK-wideTraining, Education services

    OpenNew20 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £120kestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. 2025-108 Accredited MSc Programme in Energy Regulation

    UK-wideEducation services, Training

    UpcomingLow competition

    £450kestimated
  2. Energy and Economic Services and Advice Framework Agreement

    UK-wideEnergy and utilities, IT services and software

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £13.3mframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. IT services and software15
  2. Management consultancy10
  3. Financial services and insurance7
  4. Architecture and engineering7
  5. Marketing and communications5
  6. Energy and utilities5

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Site visit5%
    In 2 of 37 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Cepa LLPSME£7.92m
    2 contracts
  2. Energy Saving Trust Enterprises Limited£3m
    1 contract
  3. Kelvin Construction Company LimitedSME£2.5m
    2 contracts
  4. Grant Thornton UK LLP£1.67m
    1 contract
  5. S&P Dow Jones Indices Limited£147k
    2 contracts
  6. Dentons UK and Middle East LLPSME£100k
    3 contracts
  7. Atkinsréalis UK LimitedNot stated
    2 contracts
  8. Softcat plcNot stated
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)60%
  • Direct award (no competition)40%
Based on 25 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Ofgem has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
36 days
Longer than 85% of other public bodies
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
60%
Lower than 50% of other public bodies
Based on 25 procurements
Won by small firms
42%
Lower than 71% of other public bodies
Based on 26 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 91% of other public bodies
Based on 9 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 72% of other public bodies
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Direct awards
40%
Higher than 67% of other public bodies
Based on 25 procurements
Cancelled
10%
Higher than 82% of other public bodies
Based on 10 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days7
20–25 days12
25–30 days42
30–35 days56
35–40 days17
40–45 days8
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 155 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids7
2–4 bids37
4–6 bids36
6–8 bids22
8–10 bids22
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids4
18–20 bids2
20+ bids8
Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Ofgem.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
2026-076 Technical Advisors Review of NESOUniversity of Strathclyde, Piper Resources Ltd£88k5 Feb 2027

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
2026-077 Dedicated Network Service Licence OptionsCepa LLP£281k11 Nov 2026
2026-017 Media Monitoring, Insight, Analysis and EvaluationMeltwater (UK) Limited£280k28 Oct 2026
2026-079 Brand Asset Management SystemFrontify AG£63k27 Oct 2026
2026-101 Business Change - Change ManagementInform Limited£60k27 Oct 2026
2026-096 Supplier Assurance SoftwareRisk Ledger Ltd.£439k27 Oct 2026
2026-041 Engineering and Cost Support for LDESOve Arup & Partners Ltd£900k26 Oct 2026
2026-043 LDES Economic and Financial SupportCPCS Transcom UK Ltd£900k26 Oct 2026
2026-093 Legal Support for the Contracts for Difference Disputes PeriodDentons UK and Middle East LLP£150k23 Oct 2026
2025-090 Development of Virtual Reality Training AppMX Reality Limited£600k19 Oct 2026
2026-062 Mentimeter Enterprise AgreementSoftwareone UK Limited£171k15 Oct 2026