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Plymouth City Council

Energy Efficiency Dynamic Purchasing System (EEDPS)

AgricultureCPV 39715210
Value£425.0m
Deadline30 Sept 2028
Published12 Feb 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 12 Feb 2025765 days leftCloses 30 Sept 2028
Who to contact
Nicola Turvey
nicola.turvey@plymouth.gov.uk
+44 1752304118

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£425.0mtotal contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£459.0m

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The brief

Energy Efficiency Dynamic Purchasing System (EEDPS) Plymouth City Council (PCC), as the lead Contracting Authority, in collaboration with Independence Brokerage Services CIC (trading as Independence CIC (INCIC)), is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for use by public sector bodies.

This procurement framework is designed to deliver energy efficiency measures, retrofitting installations, and associated works for social housing and private domestic properties.

It will also extend to other property types owned or managed by local authorities and public sector organisations.

Eligible organisations are outlined in the Additionally, this initiative aims to: https://www.incic.org.uk/eligibility-criteria-eedps/ • Stimulate procurement opportunities for customers / clients wanting to and or are willing to self-fund energy efficiency works. • Support training and back to work via entry into the construction industry through green skills development and retrofitting • Providing access to green accreditations via umbrella organisations and providing opportunities for new entries to sector • Promote the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), as detailed in the Lots below. * Details are clearly set out in this notice under Lots and Sub Lots and will be further detailed in specific calls for competition.

For further details of Active Areas and Lots / Sub Lots can be found here https://www.incic.org.uk/about-plymouth-ee-dps/ Public sector bodies have a responsibility to advance energy efficiency initiatives through allocated funding and national or local grant schemes.

These efforts aim to reduce carbon emissions, lower energy costs, and improve living conditions for residents.

The EEDPS provides a structured, transparent, and flexible procurement framework to facilitate these goals.

Objectives of the EEDPS The EEDPS is designed to enhance building energy performance, contributing to broader environmental, economic, and public health objectives, including: • Carbon Reduction: Addressing climate change through energy-efficient measures. • Economic Revitalisation: Investing in green skills and industries to stimulate local and national economies. • Public Health Improvements: Ensuring healthier living environments through energy-efficient upgrades.

The DPS will be open for Contractor / Supplier (Providers) to apply to join from 18th February 2025.

Further details of how to Join can be found at: https://www.incic.org.uk/about-plymouth-ee-dps/

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

This procurement framework is designed to deliver

This procurement framework is designed to deliver energy efficiency measures, retrofitting installations, and associated works for social housing and private domestic properties.

02

Support training and back to work via

Support training and back to work via entry into the construction industry through green skills development and retrofitting.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)Frameworks & routes to market
Energy Efficiency Dynamic Purchasing System (EEDPS)

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Stage
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