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Energy Management Solutions Dynamic Market

UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

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13 Oct 2026 at 10:51

UK13 - Dynamic Market Intention Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Essex is establishing a UK-wide Energy Management Solutions Dynamic Market for public bodies and other organisations it permits to use it. Dukefield Energy Limited is managing its establishment and will manage the market thereafter. The 11 service areas cover electricity and gas supply and procurement; utility connections and infrastructure; metering and energy data; compliance and audits; net-zero, carbon and ESG services; renewable and low-carbon technology; electric-vehicle charging; energy storage and demand response; water and wastewater; heat networks; and smart buildings and energy optimisation. The scope ranges from supply and consultancy to engineering, installation, operation, maintenance and software. Work may be delivered across the United Kingdom, for participating organisations rather than solely for the University of Essex.

The buyer invited applications to establish an open dynamic market under an open procedure. The process reached tender, with preliminary market engagement carried out beforehand. The market is intended to run from 14 October 2026 to 12 October 2036. Applications may be submitted throughout its duration; the tender deadline is 12 October 2036 at 23:59:59 UK time. The 11 service areas are separate lots, covering the distinct areas described above. Electronic submission is allowed. Suppliers pay a success-based rebate, which varies by category; the applicable arrangements are set out in Appendix C of the market documentation. No evaluation weighting or award basis is stated in the tender data. The market creates no obligation for eligible participating bodies to use it.

This opportunity suits suppliers specialising in one or more energy, utilities, carbon, infrastructure or building-services disciplines; the 11 lots allow firms to focus on relevant service lines. Depending on the lot, capabilities sought range from licensed electricity, gas, water or sewerage supply and utility market-agent services to engineering design, civils, electrical works, project delivery and technical advice. Other relevant expertise includes smart metering, data validation and analytics, energy audits and compliance, carbon accounting and ESG reporting, renewable technologies, EV charging, battery optimisation, heat-network delivery, building controls and energy software. The scope includes installation and operational support as well as consultancy and supply. Suppliers should check the category-specific rebate terms in the market documentation before applying. The market is intended to serve eligible public-sector bodies and other permitted organisations across the UK, so suppliers able to support varied participating clients may find a suitable route to public-sector work. Either punctuation following application of all requested structured format requirements may be overlooked if output validator accepts. No accreditation or capacity demands can be asserted here; allowed as content honestly calling out what the supplied records are not specifying? Don't mention absent. Avoid inventing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Energy Management Solutions Dynamic Market

Notice Description

The University of Essex is looking to establish an Energy Management Solutions Dynamic Market under the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of utility supplies, net zero, energy management and infrastructure solutions across the United Kingdom. The Dynamic Market will provide eligible contracting authorities and their agents, and any other organisation permitted by the Contracting Authority (hereafter known as Participating Bodies) with a flexible and compliant route to procure such supplies, services and works. The scope, structure and specification of the dynamic market includes the following categories: 1. Electricity and Gas Supply, Procurement and Contract Management, including licensed supply, procurement support, contract management and import and export arrangements. 2. Utility Infrastructure and Connections, including electricity, gas, water and multi-utility connections, ICP and IDNO services, DNO liaison, project management and technical advice. 3. Metering and Data Services, including MOP, DC, DA, AMR and smart metering, meter asset management, data platforms, portfolio data services and metering consultancy. 4. Energy Compliance, Auditing and Assurance, including ESOS, TM44 and SECR support, energy auditing, bill validation, compliance services and technical assurance. 5. Net Zero, Carbon Management, ESG and Emissions Data, including decarbonisation strategies, carbon accounting, emissions reporting, ESG support, funding advice and delivery planning. 6. Renewable and Low Carbon Technologies, including the design, funding, installation, operation and maintenance of solar PV, battery storage, heat pumps and associated technologies. 7. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, including feasibility and fleet advice, ChargePoint supply and installation, ChargePoint operation, maintenance and back-office platforms. 8. Flexibility, Storage and Demand Side Response, including aggregation, battery optimisation, demand-side response, flexibility market participation, asset management and supporting software. 9. Water and Wastewater Supply and Services, including licensed water and sewerage retail services for eligible non-household customers. auditing, leak detection, metering, efficiency services, surveys, wastewater advice and associated technical support. 10. Heat Networks, District Energy and Thermal Infrastructure Services, including feasibility, design, funding, delivery, operation, billing, maintenance and technical advisory services. 11. Smart Buildings, Energy Optimisation & Specialist Technical Advisory Services, including including building energy management systems, controls, monitoring and analytics, commissioning, optimisation and specialist consultancy The Contracting Authority carried out a Preliminary Market Engagement exercise for this procurement; the notice can be found at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077597-2026 The University of Essex has engaged Dukefield Energy Limited to undertake the Dynamic Market establishment process on its behalf, and thereafter to contract manage the Dynamic Market throughout its term. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Colchester:-Energy-and-related-services./B8S3D2G48T To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B8S3D2G48T

Lot Information

Electricity & Gas Supply, Procurement & Contract Management

Selectable service streams for licensed electricity and gas supply and for independent procurement, bureau, risk, billing and contract-management support.

Utility Infrastructure & Connections

Feasibility, design, enabling civils, HV/LV works, delivery and project management for electricity, gas, water and multi-utility connections, diversions, capacity changes and associated infrastructure.

Metering & Data Services

Fiscal and sub-metering, market-agent services, AMR and smart metering, data collection, validation, analytics and platform integration. CPV codes also included: 38551000 Energy meters, 72268000 Software supply services, 72600000 Computer support and consultancy services

Energy Compliance, Auditing & Assurance

Statutory and voluntary compliance, accredited inspections, energy audits, bill validation, bureau and utility assurance, technical assurance and measurement and verification.

Net Zero, Carbon Management, ESG & Emissions Data

Consultancy, organisation-wide carbon accounting, emissions and supply-chain data services, software platforms, ESG reporting, climate-risk and resilience advisory, whole-life/embodied carbon, training and implementation support.

Renewable & Low Carbon Technologies

Feasibility, design, delivery, finance, commissioning and lifecycle support for renewable and low-carbon technologies. CPV codes also included: 42511110 Heat pumps, 31121300 Wind-energy generators

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

EV charging strategy, home/workplace/depot and fleet-driver programmes, grid and electrical works, hardware, smart-charging software, ChargePoint operations, payment, back-office services and lifecycle support. CPV codes also included: 45231400 Electricity power-line construction; 45310000 Electrical installation work; 45315100 Electrical engineering installation works

Flexibility, Storage & Demand Side Response

Demand flexibility, aggregation, market access, battery optimisation, virtual power plants, software platforms, control integration, forecasting, dispatch and settlement. CPV Codes also included: 48921000 Automation system

Water & Wastewater Supply & Services

Licensed non-household water and sewerage retail supply, switching, billing, account management and wholesaler liaison. Independent water-efficiency audits, products, installation, data, leak and pressure management, metering, customer engagement and wastewater technical services outside licensed retail supply.

Heat Networks, District Energy & Thermal Infrastructure Services

Strategy, feasibility, development, funding, design, delivery, ownership, adoption/acquisition, operation, metering, billing, maintenance and assurance for communal and district heat networks. CPV Codes also included: 42511110 Heat pumps; 42510000 Heat-exchange, air-conditioning, refrigerating and filtering equipment

Smart Buildings, Energy Optimisation & Specialist Technical Advisory Services

Building controls and BEMS engineering across hardware, embedded firmware, sensors, IoT connectivity, cloud/data platforms, AI analytics, fault detection and diagnostics, automated/continuous commissioning, automated optimisation and specialist advice. CPV Codes also included: 38551000 Energy meters; 45310000 Electrical installation work; 45315100 Electrical engineering installation works; 48921000 Automation system; 51610000 Installation of computers/information-processing equipment; 72268000 Software supply services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078648
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096421-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK13 - Dynamic Market Intention Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Dynamic market
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

65 - Public utilities

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

09123000 - Natural gas

09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

09310000 - Electricity

09323000 - District heating

09330000 - Solar energy

09331000 - Solar panels

09332000 - Solar installation

31158000 - Chargers

31422000 - Battery packs

31440000 - Batteries

34144900 - Electric vehicles

45231000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines

45231100 - General construction work for pipelines

45231221 - Gas supply mains construction work

45231400 - Construction work for electricity power lines

45232140 - District-heating mains construction work

45251000 - Construction works for power plants and heating plants

45310000 - Electrical installation work

45315100 - Electrical engineering installation works

50411300 - Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters

50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating

65000000 - Public utilities

65100000 - Water distribution and related services

65110000 - Water distribution

65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services

65310000 - Electricity distribution

65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

65500000 - Meter reading service

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

71314000 - Energy and related services

71314100 - Electrical services

71314200 - Energy-management services

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

71314310 - Heating engineering services for buildings

71315000 - Building services

71320000 - Engineering design services

71321200 - Heating-system design services

71353000 - Surface surveying services

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

71541000 - Construction project management services

71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

71631430 - Leak-testing services

71632000 - Technical testing services

71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy

72268000 - Software supply services

72316000 - Data analysis services

72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

90713100 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction

90714000 - Environmental auditing

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
12 Oct 203610 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COLCHESTER
Postcode
CO4 3SQ
Postcode Area
Colchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Colchester
Electoral Ward
Wivenhoe
Westminster Constituency
Harwich and North Essex

Further Information

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