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title: "York & North Yorkshire Strategic Energy Partnership opportunity"
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# York & North Yorkshire Strategic Energy Partnership opportunity

Buyer: YORK AND NORTH YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058eeb

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## Summary

The "York & North Yorkshire Strategic Energy Partnership opportunity," initiated by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, is currently in the planning stage. This procurement process is aimed at exploring a Strategic Energy Partnership in the region with funding of £2 million received from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero. The procurement falls under the industry category of research and development services and related consultancy services, with a focus on building a partnership model tailored to regional needs. The first significant step in this process is a preliminary market engagement, which includes a scheduled webinar on 3rd September 2025, where businesses can share insights and discuss possible partnership models. The engagement seeks to draw out insights into opportunities, innovations, and governance models, informing the region’s approach to energy partnerships. Key agencies involved include North Yorkshire Council and the City of York Council, with activities centered around Northallerton, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an exceptional opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs and those involved in research, development, or consultancy services, to contribute to a burgeoning sector. By engaging in the preliminary market dialogue, businesses can help shape a future procurement strategy that aligns with innovative energy solutions. The involvement in this process allows companies to establish early relationships with regional authorities and influence emerging local government partnership models. Furthermore, businesses adept in strategic partnerships or possessing a keen interest in public sector collaborations will find this opportunity well aligned with their growth ambitions, offering a platform to showcase expertise and potentially secure future contracts as the project advances.

## Notice

York and North Yorkshire (comprising of York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, North Yorkshire Council, and City of York Council) have been granted PS2 million of funding from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) through the Local Net Zero Accelerator Programme (LNZA) to investigate the opportunities for a Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) in the region. SEPs between the public sector and a commercial partner are an emerging marketplace, with a growing number of successful partnerships originating across the UK. However, the unique characteristics, needs and requirements of each area produce a range of viable partnership models for exploration. Therefore, when contemplating an SEP each region must consider an approach that best fits the region's needs. York and North Yorkshire has its own distinctive context and characteristics that will require an innovative approach to a SEP. With valuable insights and ideas from the market, we hope to shape our offering and develop a model tailored to the needs of our region, to build an exciting opportunity for all. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement exercise is to take this prospect to the market, seeking valuable insights into the opportunities, innovations, and risks that can inform the further exploration and development of a SEPfor York and North Yorkshire. We are also seeking market insights into appetites around return, governance, and technology, as well as perceptions on different SEP models to help us to shape a profitable and enticing offering. This preliminary market engagement process will be structured as follows: *Hosting of a live webinar providing an overview of our region, including opportunities and challenges, and the SEP project. *Once the webinar has finished, the link for an online questionnaire will be shared with attendees, allowing them to share their views. *A recording of the webinar will be uploaded online, as well as this Programme Information Document which provides more detailed information on the project. *Responses will be collected to further inform this project. Further information can be found on document titled "PME - Programme Information Document" which provides details of Background and Context, Strategic Energy Partnership, Scale of opportunity and then a questionnaire to conclude the document. This document, and questionnaire can be found on York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority's website: https://yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/building-a-regional-strategic-energy-partnership/ Please ensure if your organisation wishes to respond to the questionnaire, responses are sent to Rebecca.Haslam@yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority will also be hosting a webinar, which is free to join so further information can be given to interested suppliers and businesses. To access this webinar, please visit: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2a12c997-8cfe-4005-a1c5-b9ef108587be@c1ae8065-d769-4047-b134-8a22b30c1c5f The webinar will start at 12 noon, Wednesday 3rd September 2025. The link is also be available on the Strategic Energy Partnership page on the Combined Authority website. Please note - there is no set vision, or route for a procurement to be conducted at this stage. The purpose of this Pre Market Engagement notice is to inform the market, and interested parties where they can seek further information and help York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority shape the direction of travel. Therefore, the contract start date, and contract end date are to be dismissed from the notice.

### Planning Information

This preliminary market engagement process will be structured as follows:
•Hosting of a live webinar providing an overview of our region, including opportunities and challenges, and the SEP project.
•Once the webinar has finished, the link for an online questionnaire will be shared with attendees, allowing them to share their views.
•A recording of the webinar will be uploaded online, as well as this Programme Information Document which provides more detailed information on the project.
•Responses will be collected to further inform this project. 
Further information can be found on document titled "PME - Programme Information Document" which provides details of backgrounds, Strategic Energy Partnership, Scale of opportunity and then a questionnaire to conclude the document. This document, and questionnaire can be found on York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority's website: https://yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/building-a-regional-strategic-energy-partnership/
Please ensure if your organisation wishes to respond to the questionnaire, responses are sent to Rebecca.Haslam@yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority will also be hosting a webinar, which is free to join so further information can be given to interested suppliers and businesses. To access this webinar, please visit:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2a12c997-8cfe-4005-a1c5-b9ef108587be@c1ae8065-d769-4047-b134-8a22b30c1c5f
The webinar will start at 12 noon, Wednesday 3rd September 2025. 
The link is also be available on the Strategic Energy Partnership page on the Combined Authority website.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051738-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 2 Jan 2027 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | YORK AND NORTH YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | NORTHALLERTON |
| Post town | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL7 8AD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE22 North Yorkshire |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Electoral ward | Romanby |
| Westminster constituency | Richmond and Northallerton |
| Delivery location | TLE2 North Yorkshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2025 at 16:15 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051738-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051738-2025
  27th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2a12c997-8cfe-4005-a1c5-b9ef108587be@c1ae8065-d769-4047-b134-8a22b30c1c5f
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/building-a-regional-strategic-energy-partnership/

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