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Provision of Bill Validation and Energy Auditing Services

London Fire Commissioner · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) requires a new contract for the provision of Bill Validation and Energy Services, including the auditing and certification of energy usage across the London Fire Commissioner’s (LFC) estate. These services are critical to ensure the accuracy of utility billing, identify and recover overpayments, support carbon reporting, and contribute to broader energy management and efficiency objectives. The overall objective of the LFC is to contract with a Supplier who shall manage and deliver the following services : - • Core Energy Bureau Services - in particular: • Database management - Maintain a computer database with site, account and consumption information supplied by the LFC. • Invoice checking, validation and cost recovery • Utility invoice reporting. • Contract Management • Ensure delivery of a quality service to meet the performance requirements of the contract; • Provide the services to the LFC’s estate to support operational functionality; and • Minimise disruption, inconvenience, and/or any business risk to the normal activities of the LFC. • Receive and process half hourly/AMR fiscal data from the Data Collectors on a daily basis. • Receive electricity, gas, and water bills for each account on an ongoing basis direct from the Suppliers. • Load full details from the bills into Supplier systems. • Validate the bills. • Where bill queries are found, challenge Suppliers and negotiate a settlement on your behalf. • Deliver a regular Accounts Payable report to your Finance department of which bills have been processed as a record of bills to pay. • Record a list of open queries along with potential cost recoveries. • Record a list of closed queries and recovered costs. • Identify and request any missing bills from the utility Suppliers. • Provide agreed management reports at pre-determined intervals. e.g., year on year cost/consumption reports, league tables, data quality reports. • Appoint a Bureau Service Delivery Manager to manage all day-to-day activities and be a main point of contact.

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
LFB98
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Dec 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Dec 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
65000000
Description
Public utilities

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
PME notice then ITT
Due
23 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008918-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Feb 2026, 12:31
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
London Fire Commissioner
Id
GB-PPON-PVBD-9678-ZYDR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVBD-9678-ZYDR

Address

Street Address
169 Union Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 0LL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 0LL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 008918-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·