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191_28 Electricity

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 11:56.

Opportunity overview

ESPO is seeking to engage with electricity suppliers to help shape its new electricity supply framework, scheduled to go live in 2028. Suppliers should note that only organisations holding a valid electricity supply licence issued by Ofgem will be eligible to submit a bid once the procurement process begins. ESPO therefore welcomes engagement exclusively from licensed electricity suppliers or suppliers actively progressing through the Ofgem licensing process. Please note this is not a call for competition, the tender documentation is not yet available.

Classification

  • CPV09310000 — Electricity
  • CPV65300000 — Electricity distribution and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
191_28
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Jun 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2028, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
09310000
Description
Electricity
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
65300000
Description
Electricity distribution and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKM
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
ESPO is seeking to engage with electricity suppliers to help shape its new electricity supply framework. ESPO are inviting market feedback on areas including flexible purchasing products, Smart Export Guarantees, renewable energies and social value. Engagement is being undertaken via a Request for Information (RFI) questionnaire hosted on the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal (www.eastmidstenders.org). The deadline for responding to the RFI is 17:00 (5pm) on 17 April 2026. Suppliers wishing to participate in the RFI MUST first express an interest as follows: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for opportunity '191_28' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest. Suppliers can access and respond to the RFI questionnaire in the Messages section of the eProcurement Portal (via the Activity dashboard once an expression of interest has been registered). Any questions or clarifications should similarly be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal. Following review of completed RFIs, ESPO may undertake virtual 1-2-1 preliminary market engagement sessions with suppliers. ESPO will be seeking further information on points raised within the Suppliers RFI responses within these meetings.
Due
29 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
027663-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Mar 2026, 09:22
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
Id
GB-PPON-PYDD-1122-TCVN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYDD-1122-TCVN

Address

Street Address
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE19 1ES
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF22

Contact

Name
Energy Procurement Team

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF22 · LE19 1ES · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 027663-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·