Planning

Community Energy Pathways Soft Market Test

LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

15 Jan 2024 at 13:10

Summary of the contracting process

The Leicestershire County Council is planning a tender process for the Community Energy Pathways Soft Market Test. This procurement aims to identify and develop community energy capacity across Leicestershire, enabling new business models and interventions to accelerate net zero goals. The Council is seeking suppliers to deliver various community energy-related tasks, with the future notice date set for 1st March 2024.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses involved in environmental management and energy services. Companies interested in community energy projects, stakeholder engagement, grants provision, and sustainable business models in the Leicestershire region would be well-suited to compete. The Council's initiative not only supports local authorities' net zero ambitions but also seeks to create replicable models for success across other regions, fostering innovation and sustainability in the energy sector.

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Notice Title

Community Energy Pathways Soft Market Test

Notice Description

Leicestershire CAN (Collaborate to Accelerate Net Zero): Demonstrator have been awarded funds by Innovate UK to create an environment for well-planned, deliverable, impactful place-based net zero interventions in Leicestershire, replicable to other local authority (LA) areas. Leicestershire County Council ('the Council') is preparing to procure a Community Energy Pathways (CEP) supplier. The Council would like to consult the market prior to any tender being issued. CEP is a process to identify and develop community energy capacity across Leicestershire, sharing best practice and enabling scalability of new business models. The purpose of this Soft Market Testing (SMT) is to gauge interest from the market and to investigate potential options to enable the Council to refine our approach and inform the decision-making process that needs to be undertaken prior to any possible future procurement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

We are testing the market for suppliers who can deliver the Community Energy Pathway work package. This work package will: Assess the current state of community energy in Leicestershire and identify opportunities/key priority areas, to inform the development of community energy capacity. Engage the relevant stakeholders in the county to gather support and interest for community energy. Assess and work with interested parties and community groups, to share understanding about becoming or setting up a new community energy organization. Identify potential for at least one community energy organisation in each of the districts of Leicestershire - assessing the levels of support, training and skills needed to enable them to thrive. Support community energy across Leicestershire through the provision of tools and resources, to cover funding, finance models, legal and other appropriate areas to enable the organisations to deliver projects successfully. Provide specialist training and support for the chosen new community energy organisations and to the existing community energy groups in Leicestershire. To include, share offers, energy advice, business models, legal and feasibility offers. Work with the other work packages of the demonstrator to identify a pipeline of community energy projects and support undertaking feasibility studies to deliver against the Demonstrator's ambition of having 14 projects in discover, development or delivery by the end of the project. Provide grants to new community energy organisations to support their set up. Work towards embedding longevity and sustainable business models for community energy in Leicestershire to ensure they continue to success after the completion of the Demonstrator - engaging with the other work packages and also sharing guidance and lessons learned to other local authority areas, so they may be able to replicate the success seen in Leicestershire.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042d1b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001264-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

71314000 - Energy and related services

90710000 - Environmental management

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Luke Rawle
Contact Email
luke.rawle@leics.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1163052043

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

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