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Rotherham Local Area Energy Plan

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

25 Sep 2026 at 10:34

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

10 Sep 2025 at 17:36

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Rotherham Borough Council is seeking a supplier to develop a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) for the borough. The work covers stakeholder engagement, energy data collection and analysis, and modelling scenarios and pathways to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from Rotherham’s local energy system. The supplier will identify and prioritise projects and enabling actions, then define a framework for monitoring progress. Deliverables include a report and executive summary for policy makers, setting out the activity and investment needed, potential economic, social and environmental value, and differences between areas within Rotherham. The service also encompasses environmental and energy-system research and consultancy. Delivery is for the geographic area of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough.

The council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The process reached tender, and bids are submitted electronically through the YORtender portal. The submission deadline is 30 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The contract is scheduled to run from 7 December 2026 to 6 September 2027, a period of nine months. The estimated contract value is £96,000 including VAT. The procurement is a single lot, with no further division. Evaluation is based on quality (52.5%), price (27.5%) and social value (20%). The tender description states that the contract is expected to commence in December 2026 and expire in September 2027.

This opportunity is suited to small and medium-sized suppliers, as well as consultancies and research teams with the capability to produce local energy plans and support decarbonisation. Relevant strengths include engaging a range of external stakeholders, collecting and analysing energy-system data, and modelling net-zero scenarios and pathways. Suppliers should be able to identify and prioritise projects, define practical enabling actions, and develop monitoring and evaluation measures. The work also calls for clear reporting for policy makers, including analysis of investment needs and potential economic, social and environmental value, with attention to differences across the borough. The evaluation gives most weight to quality, while social value also has a substantial share, so suppliers should be able to evidence both sound technical delivery and relevant social value.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Rotherham Local Area Energy Plan

Notice Description

This procurement is for a Rotherham local area energy plan, or 'LAEP'. A Rotherham LAEP will be expected to deliver the following: * Stakeholder Engagement with primary and secondary external stakeholders * Data collection and analysis * Modelling scenarios and pathways to net zero local area carbon dioxide emissions from the energy system in Rotherham. * Identifying, prioritising and refining projects and enabling actions required to achieve local and regional climate change mitigation goals. * Defining a monitoring and evaluation framework, comprising key indicators of progress against decarbonisation pathways and delivery, as follows: * A final report and executive summary for policy makers, conveying the scale and range of activity needed to achieve a net zero local energy system; estimates of the total investment required and additional economic, social and environmental value which may be realised from the investment; and any key differences between areas within Rotherham. It is anticipated that the contract will commence December 2026 and will run for a period of 9 months making the expiry date September 2027. Tender document including specification and instructions to bid can be downloaded for free on the tendering portal, YORtender, https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER.

Planning Information

This notice is issued to provide information regarding a market engagement opportunity only. All of Rotherham Council's procurement opportunities are published on YORtender. To bid for this opportunity when it becomes live your organisation will need to be registered to the portal. You can register your organisation here: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER All suppliers who wish to bid for Rotherham Council procurement opportunities must be registered on the Central Digital Platform, with all supplier information submitted and kept up to date. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are keen to understand the market options and availability for an upcoming procurement for the development of the internal business case for a local area energy plan covering the geographic area of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) wishes to understand the capacity of the market to deliver a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) which covers the geographic area of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough; the full range of innovation which the market can provide, in respect of LAEP outputs; and the likely costs and timescales associated with different levels of ambition, in drafting the specification for a Rotherham LAEP. RMBC also wishes to understand the capacity of the market, costs and timescales associated with assessing the feasibility of a low carbon district heat network in Rotherham Town Centre, to include the identification of heat network opportunity areas, evaluation of low carbon heat sources (including but not limited to mine water heat, waste heat from industry and air, water or ground source heat pumps combined with renewable electricity generation) and technologies for implementation, delivery models, project costs, forecast return on investment and opportunities to attract external funding and investment. This market engagement therefore seeks to gather any knowledge and insights which potential suppliers can provide, regarding the preparation of a Rotherham LAEP and heat network study, their outputs and viability. All costs associated with providing a response to the market engagement must be borne by the Supplier. RMBC will not contribute in any way to meeting the production costs of any response. No down-selection of potential providers will take place as a consequence of any responses to this market engagement. Engagement in this Market Engagement (ME) exercise is via a questionnaire published on the tendering portal YORtender at the following link: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER All correspondence in relation to this ME will be carried out via the YORtender portal. Potential providers may raise questions or seek clarification regarding any aspect of this document at any time prior to the response deadline. Questions must be submitted using the 'Messaging' function on YORtender in sufficient time to allow the Council to formulate and distribute a response at least 3 calendar days before the due date for the return of this ME. Submissions to be returned via the YORtender portal by 09:00 on 30/09/2025

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059819
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090866-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£96,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£96,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
30 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Dec 2026 - 6 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ROTHERHAM
Postcode
S60 1AE
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE34 Rotherham
Delivery Location
TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Local Authority
Rotherham
Electoral Ward
Boston Castle
Westminster Constituency
Rotherham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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