Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Energy Saving Trust Ltd
Prospect House, 5 Thistle Street
EH2 1DF
Edinburgh
UK
Contact person: David Angelini
Telephone: +44 1315557900
E-mail: David.Angelini@est.org.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA14923
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Energy Saving Trust
I.5) Main activity
Other: Energy Consultancy
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ITT for Ofgem Energy Redress Application Assessment
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71314300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Energy Saving Trust has recently been awarded the third instalment of a contract with Ofgem to orchestrate the Voluntary Energy Redress Scheme. This scheme accepts applications from charity and community groups quarterly. This contract is to complete application assessments including scoring, note taking, and if required, discussion with fellow assessors.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90713000
71314300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Energy Saving Trust has recently been awarded the third instalment of a contract with Ofgem to orchestrate the Voluntary Energy Redress Scheme. This scheme accepts applications from charity and community groups quarterly. This contract is to complete application assessments including scoring, note taking, and if required, discussion with fellow assessors.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Expertise
/ Weighting: 70%
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ Weighting:
20%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
12/10/2026
End:
31/03/2027
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
2.1.2 The contract is anticipated to commence from 12 October 2026 and continue in full force and effect until 31 March 2027 with the possibility of a further three extensions of 12 months each.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As specified in the procurement documents
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 20
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: N/A
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
17/08/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
17/11/2026
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
17/08/2026
Local time: 12:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=837807.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(SC Ref:837807)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Edinburgh
EH1 1YH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/07/2026