---
title: "Utilities Bureau Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077d5a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bournemouth University"
published: "2026-09-30"
---

# Utilities Bureau Service

Buyer: Bournemouth University  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077d5a

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## Summary

Bournemouth University procured a utilities bureau service to validate energy bills and provide access to SystemsLink, supporting the university’s energy management. This is a specialist energy management service combining bill checking with access to software for managing energy use. The recorded service category also covers utility software and public utilities. The buyer is Bournemouth University, and delivery is in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bournemouth University made a direct award without competition under a below-threshold procedure. Inspired Energy Solutions Limited was selected. The contract was signed on 22 July 2026 and runs from 22 July 2026 to 21 July 2028, with an option for a one-year extension subject to a price review. The contract value is £68,320.80 including gross value. The procurement was organised as one lot. The published details identify the service and selected supplier but do not state evaluation criteria.

For suppliers preparing to compete for similar work at Bournemouth University, the award indicates demand for a combined bill-validation service and SystemsLink access, rather than software alone. Credible providers would need the capability to check energy bills and resolve discrepancies, alongside a platform that supports the university’s energy management activities. Experience delivering utility-management services and providing dependable access to energy software would be relevant. The requirement was awarded through a direct, non-competitive route at below-threshold scale, so a future competitor should be able to serve a focused university requirement of this kind. The selected supplier’s award shows that Bournemouth University bought these capabilities together; suppliers offering both service delivery and suitable systems would be well placed to address a comparable requirement.

## Notice

Bill validation managed service and access to Systemslink to supports BUs energy management.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092273-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 22 Jul 2026 - 21 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £68,320 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bournemouth University |
| Locality | POOLE |
| Postcode area | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH12 5BB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Talbot & Branksome Woods |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INSPIRED ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 65 - Public utilities

### Codes

- 48700000 - Software package utilities
- 65000000 - Public utilities

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 11:20 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092273-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092273-2026
  30th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://inspiredplc.co.uk/
- https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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