--- title: "C0240 - Energy Supply Company Systems and Advisory Services - Market Sounding Exercise" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0e6ba8ab-4888-4024-b152-32480a1a1647" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0e6ba8ab-4888-4024-b152-32480a1a1647" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0e6ba8ab-4888-4024-b152-32480a1a1647.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0e6ba8ab-4888-4024-b152-32480a1a1647.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2017-03-03" --- # C0240 - Energy Supply Company Systems and Advisory Services - Market Sounding Exercise Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0e6ba8ab-4888-4024-b152-32480a1a1647 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0e6ba8ab-4888-4024-b152-32480a1a1647) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0e6ba8ab-4888-4024-b152-32480a1a1647.json) ## Summary Birmingham City Council is currently engaged in a tender for "C0240 - Energy Supply Company Systems and Advisory Services - Market Sounding Exercise." This procurement is categorised under services related to energy and is focused on gaining insights into the development and operation of a fully licensed energy supply company. The procurement is in the planning stage, with a tender period ending on 24th March 2017. The council, located at 10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham, plans to commence contract performance on 10th April 2017, lasting until 31st August 2017. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in energy supply, customer relationship management, billing systems, and smart meter services. Companies specialising in marketing and outreach for energy solutions, as well as those providing customer service operations and energy efficiency consultancy, would be well-positioned to compete. Engaging in this market sounding exercise can provide these businesses with a foothold in a notable public sector project aimed at innovating and enhancing the local energy supply landscape. ## Notice As part of a strategic review of energy operations Birmingham City Council is seeking engagement and input from the external marketplace regarding the future development and operation of a fully licensed energy supply company. The Council's aspiration for this market consultation is as follows: 1) to allow the City Council to gain a greater understanding of the market offerings for securing an energy supply license (including 'license in a box' type offers) and related industry systems 2) to allow the City Council to explore the available options for utility based customer relationship management and billing systems 3) to understand the available market offers for outsourced customer service operations - to include interaction centres, document fulfilment and e-mail services 4) to seek to understand the available services for the provision of meters and smart meters, meter operation, data collection and aggregation in addition to the emerging smart meter strategy 5) to review available options for the provision of marketing services - including brand development, market testing, overall marketing strategy, campaign design, management and execution and communications 6) to understand the available market capabilities to support a growing energy supply company in the trading of gas and electricity for supply to customers 7) to evidence successful methods and associated services used to tackle fuel poverty Background The last few years has seen significant change in the energy market with many 'challenger' energy companies emerging to compete with the traditional 'Big 6'. Within this aggressive market development have been a number of local authority owned entrants to the market showing an emerging strategic model for energy supply within local areas. As the largest local authority in Europe with an annual energy spend of some PS30m and a housing stock in excess of 60,000 homes BCC has been considering options to become an energy supplier to the market. Having recently undertaken an options appraisal the decision has been taken to develop a full business case (FBC) for a fully licensed energy supply company. As part of this FBC, BCC require access to the market to understand the various product and service offerings that are available along with a clear understanding of the track record of suppliers in the delivery of these offerings. If you are interested in participating in this market sounding exercise, please register an interest on in-tend. The web address is https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc. Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this soft market exercise must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you have any problems in accessing in-tend please email us at cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. Interested parties will be able to download from the e-portal a market sounding questionnaire. Responses to this que... Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5bd315b-df19-49eb-97c2-a44696051728 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 24 Mar 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 9 Apr 2017 - 31 Aug 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 65 - Public utilities - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy - 38551000 - Energy meters - 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution - 71314000 - Energy and related services - 71314200 - Energy-management services - 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services ## Release History - 3 Mar 2017 at 14:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5bd315b-df19-49eb-97c2-a44696051728 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5bd315b-df19-49eb-97c2-a44696051728 3rd March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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