Notice Information
Notice Title
UK-ETS Auctions Services
Notice Description
This Contract between the Buyer and the Supplier is for the supply of Deliverables, being the provision of an auction platform and related services for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme ('UK ETS') auction platform and related services. Value of contract is determined by commissions paid to supplier by succesful auction participants.
Procurement Information
"The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract - (a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works."
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e4ae
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085615-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
66150000 - Financial markets administration services
72212470 - Auction software development services
79342410 - Electronic auction services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,431,345 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,431,345 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ddatprocurements@ics.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2HP
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085615-2025
22nd December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075429-2025
19th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075360-2025
19th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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