Preliminary Market Engagement "PME" for the Provision of Metered District Heating Billing Solution and/or service
Details
- Value
- £200,000
- Topic
- District heating
- Published
- 30 September 2025
- Submission
- 29 October 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Procurement description Leicester City Council (the Council) is commencing a formal Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in advance of initiating a potential procurement process in relation to District Heating and associated services for billing from the meters installed in our residential properties. The Council is open to delivery through: • a meter reading service from data loggers for in-house billing. • a metering/billing solution to enable in-house billing. • an externally delivered metering and billing service. The purpose of this engagement is to: • Understand the level of market interest. • Gather market intelligence on available solutions • Explore potential delivery models, including in-house and outsourced provision. • Identify risks, opportunities, and innovative practices. • Inform the Outline Business Case and the procurement strategy.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published30 September 2025Current notice
About the buyer
Leicester City Council buys as a local authority. Some contracts run through outside frameworks, including ESPO and the Government Commercial Agency. Suppliers apply to those bodies directly to become approved framework suppliers. Supplier selection also weighs social value, such as local job creation and environmental impact, alongside price.
Over the past 5 years, most of Leicester City Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and software and information systems.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov |
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