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Expression of Interest for BCC Energy Sleeving AUGUST 2025

Bristol City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:04.

Opportunity overview

Bristol City Council (BCC) wants to undertake a new approach for contracting for the council’s electricity supply - the ‘Sleeved Pool’ model. This new arrangement, is based on ‘pooling’ locally generated zero-carbon electricity to be shared between the council and other demand customers. Within this BCC is seeking a contractor to undertake the role of "Demand Pool Manager". This will entail tasks including the balancing of demand with supply generated for the management of multiple customer bills and invoicing. This is a second EOI for August 2025 related to DN762455

Classification

  • CPV65000000 — Public utilities

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
ocds-h6vhtk-058cb6
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
23 Oct 2025, 23:59

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
65000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public utilities

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050802-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
22 Aug 2025, 11:11

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Sept 2025, 23:59
Description
Registered parties will be issued a data pack and invited to a virtual industry day. Further information will then be published on this EOI following the conclusion of the industry day.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWXH-3837-PDTD
Name
Bristol City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 5TR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
City Hall

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PWXH-3837-PDTD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mr Chris Cowley

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 5TR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058cb6-2025-08-22T11:11:16+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·