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Utilities Spend Recovery Review

Inverclyde Council

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22 Jul 2026 at 14:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Inverclyde Council procured a utilities spend recovery review covering electricity, gas and water, including clean and waste water where applicable. The work involves analysing billing records, metering, tariff application and associated supplier charges to identify potential recovery opportunities or billing issues. The review covers historical utilities data for up to five years, or another period agreed with the Council. This is a specialist consultancy and financial review service for public utilities, delivered in Scotland for Inverclyde Council. It would suit firms that investigate complex utility expenditure and can assess the relationship between consumption, meter data, tariffs, invoices and supplier charges across multiple utility services.

The procurement is complete and one contract was awarded to Professional Cost Management Group Limited. It used a competitive selective process, described as a below-threshold award under a framework. The contract was signed on 9 July 2026 and runs from 9 July 2026 to 5 July 2028, with a possible extension to 5 July 2029. The contract value is £30,000 excluding VAT and £36,000 including VAT. The contract is active, and renewal is at the Council’s sole discretion subject to satisfactory performance. The award relates to one completed lot. The procurement’s stated method was selective rather than an open competition, with the framework providing the route to award.

This award shows Inverclyde Council’s demand for specialist utilities cost-recovery expertise across electricity, gas and water, including both billing analysis and the technical review of metering and tariffs. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to examine up to five years of historical data, reconcile invoices against meter records and contracted tariffs, and identify supplier charges that may be incorrect or recoverable. Experience across clean and waste water as well as energy would be relevant. Suppliers should also be able to deliver a focused review for a public-sector buyer through a framework route, with the analytical capacity and financial controls needed to handle substantial historical utility data and produce defensible findings.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Utilities Spend Recovery Review

Notice Description

The Supplier shall undertake a comprehensive Utilities Spend Recovery Review covering Electricity, Gas and Water (including clean and waste where applicable). The review shall include analysis of billing, metering, tariff application and associated supplier charges. The Supplier shall review up to the previous five (5) years of historical data, or such alternative period as agreed with the Buyer (Cluster Member).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d102
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069238-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

65 - Public utilities

CPV Codes

65000000 - Public utilities

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Jul 2026 - 5 Jul 2028 1-2 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
Inverclyde Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GREENOCK
Postcode
PA15 1LY
Postcode Area
Paisley
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Inverclyde
Electoral Ward
Inverclyde North
Westminster Constituency
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Professional Cost Management Group Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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