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PRJ_31300 - WCC Heat Network Software

Upcoming United Kingdom Petroleum, fuel & energy

Buyer Westminster City Council

40 days left

Key facts

Closes
17:00 (UTC)
Estimated value
€354,421
converted from GBP
Procedure
Open procedure
  1. Published
  2. Deadline open for 40 days
  3. Awarded pending

Bidding window

40 days from publication to deadline

Longer than usual

Notices of this kind (United Kingdom, open procedure, above the EU threshold) give a median of 30 days, half of them between 26 and 36 days, based on 1,768 notices of the last two years.

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Summary

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Westminster City Council plans to procure a unified SaaS software platform covering the full lifecycle of heat network operation across its portfolio. The platform must help the Council meet Ofgem regulatory requirements, prepare for heat network registration in January 2027, align with draft HNTAS and technical standards, and improve operational performance and asset value. Heat networks are regulated under the Heat Networks (Market Framework) Regulations, with Ofgem authorisation conditions in force, mandatory registration and significant financial penalties for non-compliance. The Council operates and develops heat networks across multiple schemes and requires a structured, scalable and auditable approach to compliance, performance monitoring, asset management, consumer obligations and financial oversight. This planned procurement notice announces a formal sourcing activity to replace an expiring contract.

Description

Westminster City Council (WCC) is looking to procure services for the provision of a unified SAAS software platform covering the full lifecycle of heat network operation of the WCC portfolio. The platform must enable the organisation to: • Meet Ofgem regulatory requirements • Prepare for heat network registration (Jan 2027) • Align with draft HNTAS and technical standards • Improve operational performance and asset value Heat networks are now regulated under the Heat Networks (Market Framework) Regulations, with: • Ofgem authorisation conditions in force • Mandatory registration requirements • Significant financial penalties for non-compliance The organisation operates / develops heat networks across multiple schemes and requires a structured, scalable, and auditable approach to Compliance, Performance monitoring, asset management, consumer, obligations, financial oversight, This planned procurement notice is to inform the Provider Market that a formal sourcing activity for the provision of a unified SAAS software platform covering the full lifecycle of heat network operation will be conducted to replace an expiring contract.

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    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €354,421.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Petroleum, fuel & energy.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    40 days left.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    The register holds nothing on this. The official documents will.

  6. Your call:

    Do we know this buyer?

    The buyer has 64 notices in the register and no pattern of winners yet.

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  • Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
  • Documents in English.

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Westminster City Council

United Kingdom

notices in the register
64
awards
49
awarded in total
€18.3M

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
45
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
13%
of its calls state an estimated value
88%

Based on 48 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Petroleum, fuel & energy - United Kingdom

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED 7 €89.0M Sep 2026
EDF Energy Customers Limited 5 €90.9M Sep 2026
STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED 3 €3.6M Sep 2026
Total Energies 2 €58.4M Apr 2025
TotalEnergies Gas & Power Limited 2 €29.9M Apr 2025

Based on 58 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.

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Market context

open now in Petroleum, fuel & energy
4,715
median open notice
€255,655

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

United Kingdom · Petroleum, fuel & energy

different companies won awards here
41
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
26%
buyers awarded contracts here
41

Based on 58 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

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