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Community Energy Programme England

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

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29 Jul 2026 at 14:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, through the North West Net Zero Hub, commissioned specialist advisory services for the Community Energy Programme England. The work supports community energy and local government grant programmes across England. It covers technical assessments and business-case assessments of grant applications, together with finalising a suite of guidance and advice documents for developing local and community renewable power projects. The client is Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, with the North West Net Zero Hub acting on its behalf and funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Delivery is across England, with the buyer based in Liverpool. This is a professional services requirement for advisers combining renewable energy, community energy, grant assessment and business-case expertise.

The procurement is complete and one supplier was selected through a below-threshold limited competition. The single lot was awarded to REGEN SW, an Exeter-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The award is active and the contract was signed on 22 July 2026. The contract runs from 22 July 2026 to 28 February 2027. Its value is £129,000 excluding VAT and £154,800 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition route; the published process information does not set out separate quality or price weightings. The main classification is other community, social and personal services. This outcome indicates a short, concentrated advisory commission supporting grant application assessment and renewable-energy project guidance across England.

This opportunity demonstrates demand for specialist advisers able to assess community energy and local-government grant applications on both technical and business-case grounds. A credible competitor for similar work would need practical knowledge of renewable power projects, including how local and community schemes are developed, tested and presented for funding decisions. The requirement also favours suppliers that can turn technical and commercial analysis into clear advice and guidance documents for a range of public-sector and community users. Capacity planning is important: the original requirement called for a substantial concentration of work in January 2026, evidence that the supplier could mobilise quickly, enter the buyer’s standard contract terms promptly and provide sufficient delivery capacity. A small or medium-sized specialist consultancy could be well placed if it combines these skills with public-sector grant experience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Energy Programme England

Notice Description

North West Net Zero Hub, acting on behalf of Local Net Zero Hubs (Hubs) across England , is seeking the services of advisors with relevant expertise to provide technical and business case assessment of applications for community energy and local government grant programmes. The supplier will also help finalise a suite of documents developed by the Hubs that provides advice and guidance on how to develop local and community renewable power projects. The North West Net Zero Hub (https://www.localenergynw.org/) is hosted by the Liverpool City Combined Authority (LCRCA) which is the client for this work. The North West Net Zero Hub is a funded by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero which is sponsoring the delivery of the work. The bulk of this project will be delivered in a very short timescale in January 2026, and suppliers must provide evidence and reassurance that they can enter into contract and provide sufficient capacity to meet this timescale, with an indication of willingness to quickly enter into the CA's standard contract terms

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d69d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071763-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£129,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Jul 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1BP
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

REGEN SW

Further Information

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