Preliminary Market Engagement "PME" for the Provision of Metered District Heating Billing Solution and/or service
Details
- Topic
- District heating
- Published
- 30 September 2025
- Submission
- 10 November 2025
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
Procurement description Leicester City Council (the Council) is commencing a formal Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in advance of initiating a potential procurement process in relation to District Heating and associated services for billing from the meters installed in our residential properties. The Council is open to delivery through: • a meter reading service from data loggers for in-house billing. • a metering/billing solution to enable in-house billing. • an externally delivered metering and billing service. The purpose of this engagement is to: • Understand the level of market interest. • Gather market intelligence on available solutions • Explore potential delivery models, including in-house and outsourced provision. • Identify risks, opportunities, and innovative practices. • Inform the Outline Business Case and the procurement strategy. Keywords: District meters, Billing
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published30 September 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date10 November 2025
About the buyer
Leicester City Council buys as a local authority, advertising most opportunities through East Midlands Tenders, its regional supplier portal. Larger contracts appear on Find a Tender instead, where any supplier awarded a contract must also register from April 2026. Some contracts run through outside frameworks, including ESPO and the Government Commercial Agency. Suppliers apply to those bodies directly to become approved framework suppliers. A two-year procurement plan for 2026 to 2028 is published on the council's open data site. Supplier selection also weighs social value, such as local job creation and environmental impact, alongside price.
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 Leicester City Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 09323000 · District heating
- 48000000 · Software package and information systems
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov |
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