Planning

York & North Yorkshire Strategic Energy Partnership opportunity

YORK AND NORTH YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY

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Planning

27 Aug 2025 at 16:15

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The "York & North Yorkshire Strategic Energy Partnership opportunity," initiated by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, is currently in the planning stage. This procurement process is aimed at exploring a Strategic Energy Partnership in the region with funding of £2 million received from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero. The procurement falls under the industry category of research and development services and related consultancy services, with a focus on building a partnership model tailored to regional needs. The first significant step in this process is a preliminary market engagement, which includes a scheduled webinar on 3rd September 2025, where businesses can share insights and discuss possible partnership models. The engagement seeks to draw out insights into opportunities, innovations, and governance models, informing the region’s approach to energy partnerships. Key agencies involved include North Yorkshire Council and the City of York Council, with activities centered around Northallerton, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an exceptional opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs and those involved in research, development, or consultancy services, to contribute to a burgeoning sector. By engaging in the preliminary market dialogue, businesses can help shape a future procurement strategy that aligns with innovative energy solutions. The involvement in this process allows companies to establish early relationships with regional authorities and influence emerging local government partnership models. Furthermore, businesses adept in strategic partnerships or possessing a keen interest in public sector collaborations will find this opportunity well aligned with their growth ambitions, offering a platform to showcase expertise and potentially secure future contracts as the project advances.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

York & North Yorkshire Strategic Energy Partnership opportunity

Notice Description

York and North Yorkshire (comprising of York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, North Yorkshire Council, and City of York Council) have been granted PS2 million of funding from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) through the Local Net Zero Accelerator Programme (LNZA) to investigate the opportunities for a Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) in the region. SEPs between the public sector and a commercial partner are an emerging marketplace, with a growing number of successful partnerships originating across the UK. However, the unique characteristics, needs and requirements of each area produce a range of viable partnership models for exploration. Therefore, when contemplating an SEP each region must consider an approach that best fits the region's needs. York and North Yorkshire has its own distinctive context and characteristics that will require an innovative approach to a SEP. With valuable insights and ideas from the market, we hope to shape our offering and develop a model tailored to the needs of our region, to build an exciting opportunity for all. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement exercise is to take this prospect to the market, seeking valuable insights into the opportunities, innovations, and risks that can inform the further exploration and development of a SEPfor York and North Yorkshire. We are also seeking market insights into appetites around return, governance, and technology, as well as perceptions on different SEP models to help us to shape a profitable and enticing offering. This preliminary market engagement process will be structured as follows: *Hosting of a live webinar providing an overview of our region, including opportunities and challenges, and the SEP project. *Once the webinar has finished, the link for an online questionnaire will be shared with attendees, allowing them to share their views. *A recording of the webinar will be uploaded online, as well as this Programme Information Document which provides more detailed information on the project. *Responses will be collected to further inform this project. Further information can be found on document titled "PME - Programme Information Document" which provides details of Background and Context, Strategic Energy Partnership, Scale of opportunity and then a questionnaire to conclude the document. This document, and questionnaire can be found on York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority's website: https://yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/building-a-regional-strategic-energy-partnership/ Please ensure if your organisation wishes to respond to the questionnaire, responses are sent to Rebecca.Haslam@yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority will also be hosting a webinar, which is free to join so further information can be given to interested suppliers and businesses. To access this webinar, please visit: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2a12c997-8cfe-4005-a1c5-b9ef108587be@c1ae8065-d769-4047-b134-8a22b30c1c5f The webinar will start at 12 noon, Wednesday 3rd September 2025. The link is also be available on the Strategic Energy Partnership page on the Combined Authority website. Please note - there is no set vision, or route for a procurement to be conducted at this stage. The purpose of this Pre Market Engagement notice is to inform the market, and interested parties where they can seek further information and help York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority shape the direction of travel. Therefore, the contract start date, and contract end date are to be dismissed from the notice.

Planning Information

This preliminary market engagement process will be structured as follows: •Hosting of a live webinar providing an overview of our region, including opportunities and challenges, and the SEP project. •Once the webinar has finished, the link for an online questionnaire will be shared with attendees, allowing them to share their views. •A recording of the webinar will be uploaded online, as well as this Programme Information Document which provides more detailed information on the project. •Responses will be collected to further inform this project. Further information can be found on document titled "PME - Programme Information Document" which provides details of backgrounds, Strategic Energy Partnership, Scale of opportunity and then a questionnaire to conclude the document. This document, and questionnaire can be found on York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority's website: https://yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/building-a-regional-strategic-energy-partnership/ Please ensure if your organisation wishes to respond to the questionnaire, responses are sent to Rebecca.Haslam@yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority will also be hosting a webinar, which is free to join so further information can be given to interested suppliers and businesses. To access this webinar, please visit: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2a12c997-8cfe-4005-a1c5-b9ef108587be@c1ae8065-d769-4047-b134-8a22b30c1c5f The webinar will start at 12 noon, Wednesday 3rd September 2025. The link is also be available on the Strategic Energy Partnership page on the Combined Authority website.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058eeb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051738-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related 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
27 Aug 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 2 Jan 2027 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
YORK AND NORTH YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Chloe Wilcox
Contact Email
chloe.wilcox@york.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHALLERTON
Postcode
DL7 8AD
Post Town
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE22 North Yorkshire
Delivery Location
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Local Authority
North Yorkshire
Electoral Ward
Romanby
Westminster Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton

Further Information

Notice Documents

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