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UK-ETS Auctions Services

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:59.

Opportunity overview

This Contract between the Buyer and the Supplier is for the supply of Deliverables, being the provision of an auction platform and related services for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (‘UK ETS’) auction platform and related services. Value of contract is determined by commissions paid to supplier by succesful auction participants.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

ICE Futures Europe

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.4m
Awarded
19 Nov 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01528617
Location
London, UKI31, EC4M 7DQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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-05e4ae
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
“The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract - (a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.”

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDHQ-2163-WYMH
Name
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2HP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
55 Whitehall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PDHQ-2163-WYMH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01528617
Name
ICE Futures Europe

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4M 7DQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2nd Floor, Sancroft Rose Street, Paternoster Square

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
01528617
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
19 Nov 2025, 00:00
Title
PROVISION OF THE UK EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME AUCTION PLATFORM
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66150000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial markets administration services
Entry 2
Id
79342410
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electronic auction services
Entry 3
Id
72212470
Scheme
CPV
Description
Auction software development services

Value

Amount
1,431,345
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,431,345

Options

Description
Extension options of 2 x 1 year with an additional value of £177,410 in addition to the existing maximum contract value

Renewal

Description
The Buyer may extend the term of this Contract for one year on two separate occasions

Documents

Entry 1
Id
075360-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Nov 2025, 15:58
Entry 2
Id
075429-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Nov 2025, 17:22

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01528617
Name
ICE Futures Europe

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2030, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
28 Nov 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
PROVISION OF THE UK EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME AUCTION PLATFORM
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
29 Nov 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Below £5m

Value

Amount
1,431,345
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,431,345

Period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2030, 23:59

Options

Description
Extension options of 2 x 1 year with an additional value of £177,410 in addition to the existing maximum contract value

Renewal

Description
The Buyer may extend the term of this Contract for one year on two separate occasions

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085615-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
22 Dec 2025, 22:53

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2HP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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