Tender

BCCEC0617 - Provision of Finance Advisory Services in support of the Birmingham Energy Company Full Business Case

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council is currently conducting a tender for the "Provision of Finance Advisory Services" in support of the Full Business Case for the Birmingham Energy Company. This active procurement falls under the energy and related services industry category, with the tender period concluding at 12:00 BST on 15th June 2017. The contract is expected to commence on 21st June 2017 and remain active until 30th April 2018. Interested parties must register on the council's e-tendering system, In-tend, to submit their quotes. The main delivery location for the services is Birmingham, within the West Midlands region.

This tender presents a significant business opportunity, particularly for firms specialising in financial consultancy, energy management services, and related advisory services. Companies with experience in developing business cases and financial modelling for energy companies would be especially well-suited to compete. The establishment of the Birmingham Energy Company aims to provide retail gas and electricity to a variety of markets, including the public sector and local businesses, fostering potential partnerships and long-term contracts for successful bidders.

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Notice Title

BCCEC0617 - Provision of Finance Advisory Services in support of the Birmingham Energy Company Full Business Case

Notice Description

Birmingham City Council (BCC) is seeking quotations from organisations for the provision of financial advisory services to support the development of the Full Business Case (FBC) for the establishment of a fully licensed Birmingham Energy Company. This follows the completion of an Outline Business Case (OBC) and options appraisal in 2016 that confirmed the most appropriate route for the Birmingham Energy Company to be a fully licensed supply. The FBC for the fully licensed Birmingham Energy Company is due to be presented to Cabinet in September 2017 to seek approval for the setup of the company by April 2018. The main purpose of the energy company will be to supply energy, (retail gas and electricity), and associated services to the local economy - encompassing public estate, domestic, commercial and industrial markets. The company will be run on a commercial basis and ultimately will be expected to provide an ongoing financial return to BCC. BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this market sounding process and interested parties must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of In-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please either email cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the quotation document. Requests to participate must be by way of completion and return of the quotation no later than 12:00 hours (BST) on 15th June 2017 using the Supplier Portal. Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/790ffb01-4c3d-4111-8bf6-be09f8a45b8a
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

71314000 - Energy and related services

71314200 - Energy-management services

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jun 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jun 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Jun 2017 - 30 Apr 2018 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MIDLANDS
Postcode
B4 7WB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

Notice Documents

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