Award

Technical Assessment Services

SALIX FINANCE LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Jan 2026 at 17:01

Tender

16 Oct 2025 at 14:07

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by Salix Finance Ltd, a central government public authority located in London, involves the award of contracts for Technical Assessment Services. The procurement's scope is to provide application assessment and change request services to support the ECT team over an 18-month period. The services fall under the energy-efficiency and building services consultancy categories. The procurement followed an open method, described as below threshold - open competition, and was at the award stage, with contracts now active. Key dates include the contract period starting on 5th January 2026 and ending on 5th July 2027. Contracts were awarded to Ricardo-AEA Limited and AtkinsRéalis UK Limited, both large companies well-versed in consultancy services.

This tender creates significant opportunities for consultancy businesses specialising in energy-efficiency and building services. Companies with expertise in technical compliance and evaluation against grant funding criteria are especially well-suited to compete. The open competition and the use of a price-per-quality-point methodology provide a fair chance for businesses to demonstrate their capabilities and value propositions. The focus on consultancy services offers growth prospects for large consultancy firms and possibly qualifying SMEs interested in expanding their footprint in public sector projects within the UK.

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Notice Title

Technical Assessment Services

Notice Description

Application assessment and change request services to support the ECT team over an 18 month period. The ECT team assess applications for loan or grant funding against key criteria. As part of that assessment process, assessors ensure the applications are both eligible and, importantly, technically compliant and will deliver the carbon savings as proposed. The contract will cover the support needed for ECT to fulfil this requirement prior to award and throughout the delivery of funded projects

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ce1a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005507-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

71315210 - Building services consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£176,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£176,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£87,900 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Jan 20261 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 5 Jul 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SALIX FINANCE LTD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@salixfinance.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

ATKINSRÉALIS

RICARDO-AEA

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