Scope
Reference
prj_6310
Description
Great British Energy (“GBE”) is a company registered in Scotland, with the Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (“DESNZ”) being the sole shareholder.
GBE will be a publicly owned energy generation company. It will invest in, develop, build and operate the technology the UK needs to increase its energy independence and give communities a direct stake in the clean energy revolution. It will do this through its own initiatives but also through partnering and working collaboratively with industry, local authorities and communities and other public sector organisations, to spread skilled jobs and investment across the country.
GBE has identified that it will have a number of requirements where it would require external third-party support to help GBE carry out its functions. These requirements can fall into four broad thematic areas:
Organisational set up support
First time process and operational design and delivery
Market entry advice
Business as usual bespoke technical support
A provisional pipeline of activity is included within the tender documents, and each activity will be the subject of a Commission to be delivered under the Contract. Knowledge sharing and building a sustainable business for GBE is a key component of Service deliverables also.
GBE is seeking to place two Contracts to deliver these services, with a Supplier A and a Supplier B SHARING the £10m (including VAT) programme spend, with two Contracts to be awarded BOTH UP TO £10m (including VAT), hence £20m value in this Notice. To note the total value of Services to be delivered under this Contract is not £20m. Supplier A will deliver the bulk of the activity, unless there is a conflict of interest or resourcing issue at which point Supplier B would deliver a Commission.
A Market Engagement Event occurred 10th December and feedback was obtained from attendees. As a result of this feedback there have been a number of changes to the initial scope, value and duration of the services presented at the event, as we sought to accommodate the market's comments and views. Please see tender documents, available on the link below for details.
To note that:
A UK1: Pipeline notice was published:
Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-079307
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05eddb
And a UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice was published:
Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-079312
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05eddb
However, since the Pipeline notice was published, the procedure has changed from Competitive Flexible Procedure to Open Procedure.
Total value (estimated)
- £16,666,666 excluding VAT
- £20,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 30 April 2026 to 29 April 2028
- Possible extension to 29 July 2028
- 2 years, 3 months
Description of possible extension:
Each Contract will last for 2 years from Contract Commencement. Any Commissions in delivery which are planned to end after the Contract End date GBE reserves the right to extend a Contract for an additional three months, or until those Commissions are completed.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 66100000 - Banking and investment services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
If upon request by the Authority, you will be required to confirm that you can provide at least one of the following:
• financial statements or extracts from the financial statements, where appropriate (i.e. where publication of financial statements is required by law); or
• a statement of the bidder’s overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available; or
• appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
See Tender documents for all conditions of participation.
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
5 March 2026, 1:05pm
Tender submission deadline
13 March 2026, 1:05pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
30 March 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quality through Technical Submission (inclsuing Social Value) | Quality | 80% |
| Cost | Cost | 20% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Great British Energy
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPLD-5277-ZYGJ
AB1 Building, Crimon Place,
Aberdeen
AB10 1BJ
United Kingdom
Email: matthew.bird@energysecurity.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gbe.gov.uk/
Region: UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government