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EPMS – Energy Portfolio Management System
Crown Commercial Service · Central government
In brief
Crown Commercial Service has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £2,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 September 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 22 bids per contract for this buyer (from 115 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Energy Team purchases Gas and Electricity on the UK wholesale markets on behalf of public sector organisations. Our energy portfolio consists of approximately 1,200 customers, managing c.108,000 meters (power and gas) across c.80,000 sites, and continues to grow.
We are conducting this Request for Information (RFI) to identify a Cloud-based Energy Portfolio Management System (EPMS). The primary objective is to establish a "Single Source of Truth" that enables efficient internal portfolio management, integration with third-party energy suppliers, and a self-service environment for customers to audit their portfolios.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 084112-2025
About the buyer
Crown Commercial ServiceLast 12 months
Procurements
70Awards
31Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Withheld Section94 supplier8 contracts
- Deloitte LLP6 contracts
- Ove Arup & Partners Ltd6 contracts
- Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP6 contracts
- Accenture UK Ltd5 contracts
Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- £82kestimated
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- £29.9mestimated
- £250kestimated
From notice 084112-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 18 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.