--- title: "City of London Energy Supply Contract 2025 - Soft Market Testing" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045970" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-045970" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045970.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045970.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2024-05-14" --- # City of London Energy Supply Contract 2025 - Soft Market Testing Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045970 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-045970) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045970.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is planning a procurement process titled "City of London Energy Supply Contract 2025 - Soft Market Testing" in the services industry category of Energy and related services. The procurement is at the planning stage and involves a soft market testing exercise. The Corporation is seeking input from the market to shape the future procurement opportunity, with questionnaires available for interested parties to complete. The procurement process aims to inform an options appraisal with recommendations, following the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender by the City of London Corporation presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing framework services and energy supply to participate in the soft market testing exercise. Interested parties can contribute insights into packaging and scoping the future procurement opportunity. Businesses in the energy sector, particularly those experienced in mains gas, electricity, and energy meters, are well-suited to compete in this tender. The outcome of the soft market testing will guide the Corporation in making decisions for potential future procurement activities. ## Notice The soft market testing (SMT), in this case is where the City of London Corporation, is at an early stage in development of its procurement strategy prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, seeks input from the market as to what might be the most potentially attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity. This exercise will also provide an opportunity for the Corporation, to obtain insight into how potential framework providers and energy suppliers might approach the delivery of the service in question. It also gives useful early insight into the likely level of interest in a proposed project from the market. The City of London Corporation have developed two questionnaires, one for framework providers and the other for Energy Suppliers (via www/capitalesourcing.com) that they would like interested parties to complete. As stated above the outcome of the SMT exercise will inform an options appraisal with recommendations. Further detailed reports will be prepared as appropriate in accordance with the City of London Energy Supply tender and approval procedures, and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations. Potential participants will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the soft market testing. Potential participants must also note that a response to this request does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that The City of London Corporation may conduct. Any procurement of the supply and services by the City of London Corporation will be carried out strictly in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Procurement Regulations"). ### Lot Information Lot 1 Soft Market Testing exercise in relation to the upcoming procurement exercise for the City of London Energy Supply contract. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015272-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Sep 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2P 2EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 09121200 - Mains gas - 09310000 - Electricity - 38551000 - Energy meters - 71314000 - Energy and related services ## Release History - 14 May 2024 at 11:10 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015272-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.capitalesourcing.com - http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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