Awarded contract

1057 Energy Switching Partner for the 'Essex Energy Switch'

Details

Supplier(s)
iChoosr Ltd
Duration
3 years
Topic
Energy meters
Published
3 May 2025

Tender description

Essex County Council is looking to offer collective energy switching services to households and businesses in Essex by engaging a Contractor to operate the Essex Energy Switch Service and support the Council in its aim to reduce fuel poverty within the County of Essex. \r The Contractor is expected to develop, promote and manage the Essex Energy Switch Service on behalf of the Council, so households and businesses in Essex could: \r - Switch gas and/or electricity providers \r - Reduce energy costs based on their individual circumstances. \r - Access electricity tariffs which are 100% provided by renewable energy. \r \r Interested contractors can assess this opportunity via the Council's e-sourcing portal, ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. Log in as a Supplier and search the following: DN694199 / 1057 Energy Switching Partner for the 'Essex Energy Switch'.\r \r If you do not have an account, registration is free of charge at https://procontract.due-north.com/Register and it provides access to all current and forthcoming procurement opportunities for Essex County Council alongside several other public sector organisations.\r \r Tender submission must be done electronically, by publishing through this ITT 1057 Energy Switching Partner for the 'Essex Energy Switch' at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login - reference DN694199; Not later than 12 noon hours on 14th March,2025. It is the Council's policy to reject any tender received after the above deadline.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 May 2025
  2. Completed: Award published3 May 2025
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date16 April 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Essex County Council is a local authority that procures through three in-house teams, Corporate, Place and People. Larger opportunities are advertised through Open, the council's own tendering and contract management platform. Smaller and lower-value contract notices instead appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The Place team commissions highways, waste, energy and transport work, including a dedicated Dynamic Purchasing System for bidders. Construction projects separately run through the Essex Construction Framework, a route for regional contractors. The People team commissions education, social care, adult support and public health services across the county.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Essex County Council's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 38551000 · Energy meters
  • 65000000 · Public utilities
  • 71314000 · Energy and related services

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