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title: "PME exercise for energy procurement and support services."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077fff"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Belfast City Council"
published: "2026-10-02"
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# PME exercise for energy procurement and support services.

Buyer: Belfast City Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077fff

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## Summary

Belfast City Council plans to procure energy procurement and support services, primarily for its electricity and gas supplies. The work is intended to help the council obtain value from its energy portfolio and develop and implement procurement strategies. Potential services include energy-market intelligence and forecasting, procurement and trading support, contract management, budgeting and financial planning, invoice checking and bill auditing, consumption analysis, risk management, sustainability and carbon reporting, regulatory compliance advice, utility data management and related consultancy. Delivery is for Belfast City Council in Northern Ireland.

The process is at the planning stage: the council has described an intended procurement, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It is undertaking voluntary preliminary market engagement to inform the eventual scope, specification and procurement strategy; taking part will not affect evaluation or give suppliers an advantage or disadvantage. Suppliers were asked to register interest by 23 October 2026, with follow-up discussions expected, likely by Microsoft Teams. A future procurement notice is anticipated on 1 December 2026. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with a possible extension to 31 March 2032. The process is divided into one lot.

The requirement may suit energy consultancies and specialist providers with the capacity to combine energy-market expertise with practical procurement and portfolio support. Relevant experience could include electricity and gas procurement, trading support, forecasting, contract management, financial planning, invoice validation, bill auditing, consumption analysis, risk management, carbon and sustainability reporting, regulatory advice and utility data management. The council is seeking market insight on available services, emerging trends, delivery models, innovation and possible procurement approaches, so suppliers able to explain their service offerings, capabilities and experience can help shape the future requirement through engagement. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable participants. No specific accreditation or qualification is set out.

## Notice

The contracting authority seeks to establish a contract for the provision of energy procurement and support services. Services may include, but are not limited to, energy market intelligence and forecasting, energy procurement and trading support, contract management, budgeting and financial planning, invoice validation and bill auditing, consumption analysis, risk management, sustainability and carbon reporting support, regulatory compliance advice, utility data management, and related consultancy services. The appointed provider(s) may be required to support the contracting authority in obtaining best value from its energy portfolio and in developing and implementing energy procurement strategies primarily across electricity and gas supplies.

### Planning Information

Belfast City Council is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to inform the development of a future procurement for Energy Procurement and Support Services. 
The purpose of this engagement is to gain a better understanding of the services available within the market, emerging trends, delivery models, innovation opportunities, and potential procurement approaches. Information gathered through this exercise will assist in shaping the scope, specification and procurement strategy for any subsequent procurement process.
Interested suppliers are invited to participate and provide feedback on their capabilities, service offerings, market insights and experience in delivering services such as energy procurement, trading support, budget forecasting, invoice validation, market intelligence, contract management, reporting and related energy management services.
Participation in this engagement exercise is entirely voluntary and will not form part of any evaluation process. A future procurement opportunity, if progressed, will be advertised separately and participation in this engagement will neither confer any advantage nor disadvantage to any supplier.
If you are interested in participating in this exercise please email cps@belfastcity.gov.uk to register your interest on or before 23rd October 2026. After this date BCC will be in touch regarding next steps which will likely involve meeting (via MS Teams) to discuss the requirement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093465-2026 |
| 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 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| 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 | Belfast City Council |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Postcode area | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 8DJ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN06 Belfast |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71314200 - Energy-management services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 15:29 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093465-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093465-2026
  2nd October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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