Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Appointment of specialist energy solutions services for Retrofit at Scale Project

London Borough of Camden · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:00.

Opportunity overview

Appointment of specialist energy solutions company with expertise to carry out multidisciplinary functions including grant compliant energy surveys, solar / renewable designs, resident engagement as preparatory services supporting the Retrofit as Scale (RaS) project The RaS pilot involves a model to test and develop the principles as part of a prototype to reduce carbon emissions at scale across our housing stock while providing lower energy costs for residents. It is the intention of the Council to set up, as a proto-type, a special purpose vehicle which will facilitate the installation of Solar PV an Battery energy storage systems across 2,000-3,000 homes. The proposed approach is the first of its kind at any significant scale. The RaS pilot involves a model to test and develop the principles as part of a prototype to reduce carbon emissions at scale across our housing stock while providing lower energy costs for residents. The proposed approach is the first of its kind at any significant scale. This initial preparatory work under the direct award will provide the Council with the necessary documentation to allow pre-purchasing material (such as solar panels, inverters, and batteries) to to mitigate future retail price increases and meet grant funder requirements.

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.

Sero Life Limited

Match pending…
Published award value
£600k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PZPT-2558-ZZDH
Location
Cardiff, UKL22, CF10 1BR, 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-05e4cc
Status
complete
Published risks
Specialist energy solutions company with the in-house expertise is required to carry out multidisciplinary functions, including ensuring all surveys comply with grant requirements and designing solar photovoltaic installations. Sero’s competency to carry out the functions referenced has been reviewed and considered unique as additional to completing engagement activities / Retrofit Assessments / PV design works, Sero also has the ability to develop and lead on long term asset maintenance contracts and be a regulated billing provider. As a prototype, the main project is inherently dependent on Sero’s involvement, requiring Sero to be fully integrated into the delivery of the principal contract should it proceed to the full Retrofit as Scale (RaS) project.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
It is the intention to make a direct award of a contract for specialist preparatory services supporting the Retrofit as Scale (RaS) project to a bespoke contractor Sero without going through a competitive tendering process. This is considered to be required firstly because of the novel pilot nature of the prototype project and secondly because of the urgent nature of the work (given the need to comply with grant conditions).Given the pilot nature of the RaS project it is considered that the proposed contract award to Sero is covered by Section 41. The RaS pilot involves a model to test and develop the principles as part of a prototype to reduce carbon emissions at scale across our housing stock while providing lower energy costs for residents. The proposed approach is the first of its kind at any significant scale. The proposed approach is the first of its kind at any significant scale.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 3
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZXL-5842-VBBG
Name
London Borough of Camden

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1C 4AG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
London Borough of Camden

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PZXL-5842-VBBG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Jonathan Lam
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PZPT-2558-ZZDH
Name
Sero Life Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 1BR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Westgate House, Womanby Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
PZPT-2558-ZZDH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Appointment of specialist energy solutions for Retrofit at Scale Project
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction-related services

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
600,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
075402-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Nov 2025, 16:44

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZPT-2558-ZZDH
Name
Sero Life Limited

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Apr 2026, 23:59
Starts
2 Dec 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · N1C 4AG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05e4cc-2025-11-19T16:44:43ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·