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The Provision of an Energy Portfolio Management System

Government Commercial Agency · Central government

In brief

Government Commercial Agency has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering and energy 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 £1,950,001 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 59 months, starting 1 October 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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 7 bids per contract for architecture and engineering contracts across the UK (from 1984 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Within the GCA Energy Category, we operate a managed service on behalf of the public sector, aggregating their energy demand and purchasing on the wholesale market under a number of risk strategies. In order to support these activities, we require a cloud-based energy portfolio management solution, suitable for managing the GCA Energy portfolio frameworks, which includes; c.1,200 customers, c.108,000 power / gas meters, c. 80,000 sites There is currently no system in place to meet these requirements. This requirement will run on a 3 month trial period. If after the trial period concludes successfully, the supplier will be awarded the subsequent contract term and value. The value…Read the full description
Within the GCA Energy Category, we operate a managed service on behalf of the public sector, aggregating their energy demand and purchasing on the wholesale market under a number of risk strategies. In order to support these activities, we require a cloud-based energy portfolio management solution, suitable for managing the GCA Energy portfolio frameworks, which includes; c.1,200 customers, c.108,000 power / gas meters, c. 80,000 sites There is currently no system in place to meet these requirements. This requirement will run on a 3 month trial period. If after the trial period concludes successfully, the supplier will be awarded the subsequent contract term and value. The value included in this notice is for the trial period only. Any subsequent contract term is subject to further budgetary approval which, will be confirmed at the future procurement stage. The proposed system must be able to accurately record the customer portfolio data for both gas and power, including site and meter information and assigned trading strategy. Each of the meters is assigned to a customer and a site. Each meter is attached to current and future Gas / Power buying strategies with varying buying lengths. The system must support the ability for nominated energy suppliers to access the meter data for their assigned customers. We also require the ability for customers to complete a self-serve audit of their portfolio and buying strategy, including the ability to request changes and additions to their portfolio. The system should have the The ability to extract data via API (REST) to integrate with the rest of our data infrastructure The successful supplier will be expected to provide ongoing management maintenance of the solution throughout the duration of the contract to ensure its effective running and optimisation. The dates included in this notice are indicative and subject to change. GCA intend to run this procurement opportunity via commercial agreement Demand Management & Renewables DPS RM6313. Should you intend to bid, you will need to onboard onto the agreement. Please follow the below link and click "access as a supplier": https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps/RM6313?nav=0

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Contracts Finder, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Prior information notice · notice 2dce3cbe-7629-4273-8e17-8ed59447be30-916113

About the buyer

  1. ITT - Archaeological Services in Relation to Marine Protection 2027-2029 - UID 365

    Historic EnglandSouth WestArchitecture and engineering, Research and development

    Closing soon8 hours left

    £312kestimated
  2. CA18575 - RFQ 2026/42 - Conservation Engineer for St Paul's Church The Crag Cemetery Rostrevor

    Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)UK-wideArchitecture and engineering

    Closing soon11 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £15kestimated
  3. CT4692 Programme Support Works Framework

    East West Rail Company LimitedUK-wideConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    Closing soon11 hours leftExpress interest6 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £450mframework ceiling
  4. Extra Care Housing Development - Edinburgh House

    Portsmouth City CouncilSouth EastConstruction, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    Closing soon11 hours leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £280mestimated
  5. Client Support Framework (CSF)

    East West Rail Company LimitedUK-wideArchitecture and engineering, Environmental services

    Closing soon11 hours leftExpress interest3 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £350mframework ceiling

From notice 2dce3cbe-7629-4273-8e17-8ed59447be30-916113 on Contracts Finder, first published 1 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 1 October 2026.